Max Planck
German · 1858–1947
Theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, fundamentally changing our understanding of atomic and subatomic processes.
Wikipedia ↗“Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.”
English
“Wer es in der Wissenschaft zu etwas bringen will, muss über den Pforten des Tempels der Wissenschaft die Worte lesen: Du musst glauben. Es ist eine Eigenschaft, auf die der Forscher nicht verzichten kann.”
German
“Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: Ye must have faith. It is a quality which the scientist cannot dispense with.”
“A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.”
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