Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Quote

Physics begins by facing a mystery. It transforms the mystery into a puzzle. It solves the puzzle. And it finds itself facing a new mystery.


In: Pekka Lahti and Peter Mittelstaedt, Symposium on the Foundations of Modern Physics: 50 Years of the, Einstein- Podolsky- Rosen Gedankenexperiment, Quantum Theory and Space-Time (p. 237)


Physics begins by facing a mystery. It transforms the mystery into a puzzle. It solves the puzzle. And it finds itself facing a new mystery.

Physics begins by facing a mystery. It transforms the mystery into a puzzle. It solves the puzzle. And it finds itself facing a new mystery.

Physics begins by facing a mystery. It transforms the mystery into a puzzle. It solves the puzzle. And it finds itself facing a new mystery.

Physics begins by facing a mystery. It transforms the mystery into a puzzle. It solves the puzzle. And it finds itself facing a new mystery.