Carlo De Benedetti Quote

"Elementary" is a delightfully ambiguous word. It can mean that which is easily understood ("Elementary, my dear Watson") or that which is so fundamental that it is not understood at all.


The Ultimate Atom, Scientific American, Volume 191, Number 6, December, 1954 (p. 88)


Elementary is a delightfully ambiguous word. It can mean that which is easily understood (Elementary, my dear Watson) or that which is so fundamental ...

Elementary is a delightfully ambiguous word. It can mean that which is easily understood (Elementary, my dear Watson) or that which is so fundamental ...

Elementary is a delightfully ambiguous word. It can mean that which is easily understood (Elementary, my dear Watson) or that which is so fundamental ...

Elementary is a delightfully ambiguous word. It can mean that which is easily understood (Elementary, my dear Watson) or that which is so fundamental ...