When we speak of the electron, we are not speaking of something that really exists, but of something that we have imagined.
Atomic model
When we speak of the electron, we are not speaking of something that really exists, but of something that we have imagined.
Atomic model
From discussions on the nature of scientific models and reality.
Mid 20th century
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