We are thus faced with the following dilemma: either the organism is a purely statistical system, and then it is certainly not a quantum mechanical system, or it is a quantum mechanical system, and then it is certainly not a statistical system.
— Erwin Schrodinger Modern

Wave mechanics

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What is Life?, Chapter 6

Date / Period

1944

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Controversial

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https://archive.org/details/whatislifephysic0000scho_f2h4/page/75/mode/2up

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