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The one who insists on never uttering an error must remain silent.

Werner Heisenberg

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Werner Heisenberg
Age: 74 †
Born: 1901
Born: December 5
Died: 1976
Died: February 1
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Uncertainty is NOT I don't know. It is I can't know. I am uncertain does not mean I could be certain.
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Every tool carries with it the spirit by which it has been created.
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Many people will tell you that an expert is someone who knows a great deal about the subject. To this I would object that one can never know much about any subject. I would much prefer the following definition: an expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in the subject, and how to avoid them.
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Even for the physicist the description in plain language will be a criterion of the degree of understanding that has been reached.
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Science clears the fields on which technology can build.
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