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The expression on Bohr’s face is priceless.  I recall that when Tolkien owned a car and was tooling around Oxford, he was asked how he got by the hordes of students walking on the roads:

Charge and they scatter!

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Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
Monday, March 25, AD 2024 5:12am

Demystifying the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle by Fermilab

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luvf_9EaJ0w

bob kurland
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Monday, March 25, AD 2024 5:42am

a plug for my ebook, “Mysteries: Quantum and Theological.” Please pardon the shameless self-promotion. And here’s another quote about quantum uncertainty:

Einstein: “God does not play dice with the universe.”

Bohr: “Einstein, stop telling God not to play dice.”

Tom Byrne
Tom Byrne
Monday, March 25, AD 2024 9:28am

There’s a tale about Heisenberg (I believe) who worked out the fusion of hydrogen in the sun’s core. He was picnicking with his intended on the riverbank near Heidelberg on a warm day. Suddenly, he leapt to his feet, pointed at the sun and exclaimed: “I just figured out how that son of a b***h works!” I used to tell that story to my all-girl chemistry classes at Notre Dame High School, asking humorously if they’d date anyone who swore at the sky.

Tom Byrne
Tom Byrne
Monday, March 25, AD 2024 12:03pm

(OOPS) The story was about Hans Bethe.

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