Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right.

Laurens van der Post

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Topic

Certainty

Author

Laurens van der Post

Source

Lost World of the Kalahari

Genre

Travel writing

Language

English

Time

1958 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

South Africa Africa

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Citation

Post, Laurens van der. The Lost World of the Kalahari. William Morrow, 1958, ch. 3.

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Since the measuring device has been constructed by the observer... We have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning.

Werner Heisenberg

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Topic
Nature of science
Speaker
Werner Heisenberg
Medium
Lecture
Language
English
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
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Original Citation

Heisenberg, Werner. Lecture about the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory. Gifford Lectures. 1955-1956, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland.

Current Citation

Heisenberg, Werner. "The Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Theory." Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2007.