Hans Christian von Baeyer Quote

Coiled serpents capture the essence of the molecule that is missing from mechanical models — the element of mystery. They remind us that just beneath the surface of the dazzling atomic landscape recorded by modern technology, the paradoxes of quantum mechanics lurk like venomous snakes.


Taming the Atom, Chapter 5 (p. 88), Random House, Inc. 1992


Coiled serpents capture the essence of the molecule that is missing from mechanical models — the element of mystery. They remind us that just...

Coiled serpents capture the essence of the molecule that is missing from mechanical models — the element of mystery. They remind us that just...

Coiled serpents capture the essence of the molecule that is missing from mechanical models — the element of mystery. They remind us that just...

Coiled serpents capture the essence of the molecule that is missing from mechanical models — the element of mystery. They remind us that just...