Philosophy Quote by Max Born

I am now convinced that theoretical physics is actually philosophy.

— Max Born

I have tried to read philosophers of all ages and have found many illuminating ideas but no steady progress toward deeper knowledge and understanding.…

— Max Born

The problem of physics is how the actual phenomena, as observed with the help of our sense organs aided by instruments, can be reduced…

— Max Born

The pace of science forces the pace of technique. Theoretical physics forces atomic energy on us; the successful production of the fission bomb forces…

— Erich Fromm

Since the founding of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, theoretical physics had nurtured an extremely radical tradition.

— David Gross

What I remember most clearly was that when I put down a suggestion that seemed to me cogent and reasonable, Einstein did not in…

— Hermann Bondi

Alchemy and Kabbalah are later developments in my thinking. I think the primary interest has been the relationship of magic and mystery to logic…

— Fred Alan Wolf

“I'm convinced that Theoretical Physicist is just another way of saying BS Artist.”

— J.C. Cassels

The progress of science is much more muddled than is depicted in most history books. This is especially true of theoretical physics, partly because…

— David Gross

The first thing to realize about physics ... is its extraordinary indirectness… For physics is not about the real world, it is about "abstractions"…

— Anthony Standen

I think my dad [ Stephen Hawking] would have been pleased if I had turned out a scientist because he truly believes that is…

— Stephen Hawking

But, contrary to the lady's prejudices about the engineering profession, the fact is that quite some time ago the tables were turned between theory…

— Nicholas Metropolis