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But in practical affairs, particularly in politics, men are needed who combine human experience and ...

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I believe that ideas such as absolute certitude, absolute exactness, final truth, etc. are figments ...

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We have sought for firm ground and found none. The deeper we penetrate, the more restless becomes th...

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There are two objectionable types of believers: those who believe the incredible, and those who beli...

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Natural Philosophy of Cause and Chance

We, the atom and I, have been on friendly terms, until recently. I saw in it the key to the deepest ...

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My Life and My Views

I have tried to read philosophers of all ages and have found many illuminating ideas but no steady p...

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Max Born

Physicist

Born: 1882-12-11

Died: 1970-01-05

Max Born (11 December 1882 – 5 January 1970) was a German physicist and mathematician who became a British citizen, who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state physics and optics and supervised the work of a number of notable physicists in the 1920s and 30s. He shared with Walther Bothe the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics, and was the grandfather of Olivia Newton-John.More