Chemistry Quote by C. V. Raman

Because the theory of quantum mechanics could explain all of chemistry and the various properties of substances, it was a tremendous success. But still…

— Richard P. Feynman

After the conversations about Indian philosophy, some of the ideas of Quantum Physics that had seemed so crazy suddenly made much more sense.

— Werner Heisenberg

The fundamental importance of the subject of molecular diffraction came first to be recognized through the theoretical work of the late Lord Rayleigh on…

— C. V. Raman

“After long reflection in solitude and meditation, I suddenly had the idea, during the year 1923, that the discovery made by Einstein in 1905…

— Louis de Broglie

“The ideal of the 11th/17th century physicists was to be able to explain all physical reality in terms of the movement of atoms. This…

— Seyyed Hossein Nasr

I got bored with the topic; I felt this was 19th century physics. I was wondering if there was still something profound that could…

— Stefan Hell

“The history of science is replete with abandoned concepts and theories. For instance, early modern scientists who tried to account for the movement of…

— Yuval Noah Harari

The atomic hypothesis which had worked so splendidly in Physics breaks down in Psychics.

— John Maynard Keynes

Over the last century, physicists have used light quanta, electrons, alpha particles, X-rays, gamma-rays, protons, neutrons and exotic sub-nuclear particles for this purpose [scattering…

— Clifford Shull

From a consideration of the immense volume of newly discovered facts in the field of physics, especially atomic physics, in recent years it might…

— Victor Francis Hess

The seers of ancient India had, in their experiments and efforts at spiritual training and the conquest of the body, perfected a discovery which…

— Sri Aurobindo

From Calcutta has gone forth a living stream of knowledge in many branches of study. It is inspiring to think of the long succession…

— C. V. Raman