Werner Heisenberg Quotes about Understanding

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Whenever we proceed from the known to the unkown we may hope to understand, but we may have to learn at the same time a new meaning of the word 'understanding'

Whenever we proceed from the known to the unkown we may hope to understand, but we may have to learn at the same time a new meaning of the word 'understanding'

Werner Heisenberg

Spiritual, Understanding, May

"Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science". Book by Werner Heisenberg, 1958.

Nature is made in such a way as to be able to be understood. Or perhaps I should put it-more correctly-the other way around, and say that we are made in such a way as to be able to understand Nature.

Werner Heisenberg

Nature, Science, Understanding

The physicist may be satisfied when he has the mathematical scheme and knows how to use for the interpretation of the experiments. But he has to speak about his results also to non-physicists who will not be satisfied unless some explanation is given in plain language. Even for the physicist the description in plain language will be the criterion of the degree of understanding that has been reached.

Werner Heisenberg

Philosophy, Plain Language, Understanding

"Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science". Book by Werner Heisenberg, 1958.