Werner Heisenberg Quotes on Knowledge
Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist and one of the principal architects of quantum mechanics. This page collects quotes attributed to Werner Heisenberg on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Werner Heisenberg:
“What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.”
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Attributed to Werner Heisenberg:
“Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think.”
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Attributed to Werner Heisenberg:
“An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and how to avoid them.”
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Attributed to Werner Heisenberg:
“The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.”