Louis de Broglie
Proposed the wave nature of electrons and suggested that all matter has wave-like properties.
Most quoted
"The fundamental idea of my thesis was the following: The experiment of Young, the diffraction of X-rays, the photoelectric effect, the Compton effect, all these phenomena show that light has a dual nature, sometimes wave, sometimes corpuscle. Why should not matter also have a dual nature?"
— from Nobel Lecture, 1929
"The idea of wave-particle duality, which is at the heart of quantum mechanics, was born from the realization that light, previously considered a wave, also exhibits particle-like properties, and conversely, matter, previously considered particles, also exhibits wave-like properties."
— from General writings/lectures
"In space-time, everything which for each of us constitutes the past, the present, and the future is given in block... Each observer, as his time passes, discovers, so to speak, new slices of space-time which appear to him as successive aspects of the material world."
— from The Revolution in Physics
All quotes by Louis de Broglie (397)
Waves and particles are two aspects of the same reality.
The de Broglie wavelength is the key to understanding matter waves.
Quantum mechanics must be interpreted in a causal way.
The pilot wave theory offers a deterministic view of quantum phenomena.
Life is a perpetual discovery of the unexpected.
In science, humility is the greatest virtue.
The atom's secrets reveal the universe's poetry.
Matter is not what it seems; it dances to wave rhythms.
True knowledge comes from questioning assumptions.
The quantum revolution challenges our classical intuitions.
Peace in science comes from shared discovery.
Electrons whisper their wave secrets to those who listen.
The universe is a symphony of waves and particles.
Curiosity is the engine of scientific progress.
Hidden variables may resolve quantum paradoxes.
Science without philosophy is blind.
The wave function guides destiny in the microcosm.
In the dance of particles, waves lead the way.
Life's meaning lies in the pursuit of truth.
Quantum theory is a ladder to deeper realities.
Contemporaries of Louis de Broglie
Other Physicss born within 50 years of Louis de Broglie (1892–1987).