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You must come to Copenhagen to work with us. We like people who can actually perform thought experiments!

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Niels Bohr
Age: 77 †
Born: 1885
Born: October 7
Died: 1962
Died: November 18
Association Football Player
Chemist
Nuclear Physicist
Philosopher Of Science
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København
Niels Henrik David Bohr
Nicholas Baker
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It is difficult to predict, especially the future.
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No, no, you're not thinking you're just being logical.
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If you think you understand it, that only shows that you don't know the first thing about it.
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Address to Albert Einstein: You are not thinking. You are merely being logical.
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You can recognize a small truth because its opposite is a falsehood. The opposite of a great truth is another truth.
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