Can nature possibly be so absurd as it seemed to us in these atomic experiments?
Quantum mechanics, uncertainty principle
Reflecting on discussions with Bohr about the counter-intuitive nature of quantum mechanics.
Around 1920 (recounted in 'Physics and Beyond')
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