George Paget Thomson Quote

In order to make an experiment meaningful one must have a theory as to what matters for the experiment.


The Inspiration of Science, Chapter II (p. 15), Oxford University Press, Inc. 1961


In order to make an experiment meaningful one must have a theory as to what matters for the experiment.

In order to make an experiment meaningful one must have a theory as to what matters for the experiment.

In order to make an experiment meaningful one must have a theory as to what matters for the experiment.

In order to make an experiment meaningful one must have a theory as to what matters for the experiment.