Physics As We Know It

It Is True That Many Scientists Are Not Philosophically Minded And Have Hitherto Shown Much Skill And Ingenuity But Little Wisdom.

Physics As We Know It Will Be Over In Six Months.

To Present A Scientific Subject In An Attractive And Stimulating Manner Is An Artistic Task, Similar To That Of A Novelist Or Even A Dramatic Writer. The Same Holds For Writing Textbooks.

All Attempts To Adapt Our Ethical Code To Our Situation In The Technological Age Have Failed.

It Is A Fascinating Fact That Father And Son Have Given The Most Striking Evidence For The Apparently Contradictory Properties Of The Electron: The Father Proving Its Character As A Particle, The Son Its Character As A Wave... Thomson Was Extremely Proud Of His Son's Success And Tried To Assimilate The New Results Into His Old Convictions.