And anyone who thinks they can talk about quantum theory without feeling dizzy hasn't yet understood the first thing about it.
Interpretation
Understanding quantum theory requires deep comprehension, and it can be overwhelming for many.
Niels Bohr's quote highlights the complexity and often bewildering nature of quantum theory. It suggests that truly grasping the intricacies of the subject can lead to a feeling of dizziness, indicating both the intellectual challenge it presents and the profound nature of the phenomena it describes.
In practice
In a lecture on advanced physics, one might use this quote to illustrate the challenges of comprehending quantum mechanics.
When asked ... [about] an underlying quantum world, Bohr would answer, 'There is no quantum world. There is only an abstract quantum physical description. It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how nature is. Physics concerns what we can say about Nature.'
An independant reality in the ordinary physical sense can neither be ascribed to the phenomenon nor to the agencies of observation.
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.
When searching for harmony in life one must never forget that in the drama of existence we are ourselves both actors and spectators.
Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.
I don't believe in technological determinism, especially not in biology and medicine. We have strong laws to keep doctors from monkeying around with humans that will remain in place. It's simply not true that everything that is technologically possible gets done.
We have this very clean picture of science, you know, these well-established rules with which we make predictions. But when you're really doing science, when you're doing research, you're at the edge of what we know.
...as our friend Zach has often noted, in our days those who do the best for astronomy are not the salaried university professors, but so-called dillettanti, physicians, jurists, and so forth.Lamenting the fragmentary time left to a professor has remaining after fulfilling his teaching duties.
There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.
Can you imagine, in 2030, taking a space cruise on the very ship that carried the first human beings to Mars? I can't believe that people wouldn't line up for that possibility.
Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the same - it's not even close to the same.
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