This is not what I thought physics was about when I started out: I learned that the idea is to explain nature in terms of clearly understood mathematical laws; but perhaps comparisons are the best we can hope for.


Chapter 22, Quantum Computing, Putting qubits to work, p. 203 - Information, The New Language of Science (2003)

Hans Christian von Baeyer Quotes

This is not what I thought physics was about when I started out: I learned that the idea is to explain nature in terms of clearly understood...

This is not what I thought physics was about when I started out: I learned that the idea is to explain nature in terms of clearly understood...

This is not what I thought physics was about when I started out: I learned that the idea is to explain nature in terms of clearly understood...

This is not what I thought physics was about when I started out: I learned that the idea is to explain nature in terms of clearly understood...