New Quote by Richard P. Feynman
“From the point of view of basic physics, the most interesting phenomena are, of course, in the new places, the places where the rules do not work - not the places where they do work! That is the way in which we discover new rules.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Interview, 1960s
New phenomena appear where existing rules fail, prompting discovery of new laws.
In simple terms: Break rules to find new truths.
Explore anomalies to learn.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- research labs
- theoretical work
- experimentation
- problem solving
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What assumptions limit your experiments?
- How can you test the limits of current theories?
Anomalies can be misinterpreted as errors.