Describing Quote by Antony Garrett Lisi

“Everything that can happen, does. That's quantum mechanics. But this does not mean everything happens. The rest of physics is about describing what can happen and what can't.”

Antony Garrett Lisi

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Ninety-five per cent of my time is virtually wasted.

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