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Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.
Niels Bohr
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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
Physicist
University Teacher
København
Niels Henrik David Bohr
Nicholas Baker
N. Bohr
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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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Einstein, stop telling God what to do!
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Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.
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A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it's exact opposite is also true.
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Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
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There is no hope for any speculation that does not look absurd at first glance.
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