Werner Heisenberg:

I remember discussions with Bohr which went through many hours till very late at night and ended almost in despair; and when at the end of the discussion I went alone for a walk in the neighboring park, I repeated to myself again and again the question: Can nature possibly be as absurd as it seemed to us in these atomic experiments?

— Werner Heisenberg Modern

Quantum mechanics, uncertainty principle

Context

Recalling early struggles with quantum theory

Date / Period

1958 (Physics and Beyond)

Source

https://books.google.com/books?id=2j3xDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT109

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: grok

Method

Cross Reference

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