Top 12 Electrons Quotes

The electron: may it never be of any use to anybody!

The electron: may it never be of any use to anybody!

Use, May, Electrons

Proceedings of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, Volume 35, (p. 251), 1951.

If we ask, for instance, whether the position of the electron remains the same, we must say 'no'; if we ask whether the electron's position changes with time, we must say 'no'; if we ask whether the electron is at rest, we must say 'no'; if we ask whether it is in motion, we must say 'no'.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Position, Instance, Electrons

J. Robert Oppenheimer (2014). “Atom and Void: Essays on Science and Community”, p.31, Princeton University Press

Nothing happens until something moves. When something vibrates, the electrons of the entire universe resonate with it. Everything is connected.

Albert Einstein

Moving, Connected, Electrons

There is one simplification at least. Electrons behave ... in exactly the same way as photons; they are both screwy, but in exactly in the same way.

Richard P. Feynman

Way, Behave, Electrons

The electron is a theory. But the theory is so good we can almost consider them real.

Richard P. Feynman

Real, Theory, Electrons

Nobody has ever seen an electron. Nor a thought. You can't see a thought, you can't measure, weigh, nor taste it- but thoughts are the most real things in the Galaxy.

Robert A. Heinlein

Real, Taste, Electrons

Robert A. Heinlein (2005). “Citizen of the Galaxy”, p.152, Simon and Schuster