Werner Heisenberg
Formulated the uncertainty principle
Quotes by Werner Heisenberg
The act of observation itself changes the observed system.
The concepts of classical physics are only approximations to the truth.
The most important task of science is to make the invisible visible.
The world of atoms is a world of possibilities, not a world of facts.
The laws of nature are not laws of things, but laws of probabilities.
The progress of science depends on the courage of the individual to question established beliefs.
The scientist's task is not to create new facts, but to discover the existing ones.
The world is not a machine, but a living organism.
The ultimate truth is always simple.
The most profound discoveries are often the simplest.
The future of physics lies in the unification of all forces.
The beauty of science lies in its ability to reveal the hidden order of the universe.
The most important lesson of quantum mechanics is that we must be humble in our understanding of nature.
The world is not a collection of objects, but a network of relationships.
The true scientist is a dreamer, not a pragmatist.
The greatest challenge for science is to understand consciousness.
An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his field, and how to avoid them.
When we speak of a picture of nature provided by contemporary science, we do not mean a picture of nature as it really is, but rather a picture of our relationships with nature.
The problems of language are here really serious. We wish to speak in some way about the structure of the atoms. But we cannot speak about the atoms in the ordinary language.
Not only is the Universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.