… one can still say that quantum mechanics is the key to understanding magnetism. When one enters the first room with this key there are unexpected rooms beyond, but it is always the master key that unlocks each door.


Quantum Mechanics, The Key to Understanding Magnetism, Nobel Lecture (December 8, 1977)

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John Hasbrouck van Vleck Quotes

… one can still say that quantum mechanics is the key to understanding magnetism. When one enters the first room with this key there are unexpected ...

… one can still say that quantum mechanics is the key to understanding magnetism. When one enters the first room with this key there are unexpected ...

… one can still say that quantum mechanics is the key to understanding magnetism. When one enters the first room with this key there are unexpected ...

… one can still say that quantum mechanics is the key to understanding magnetism. When one enters the first room with this key there are unexpected ...