Top 7 Uncertainty Principle Quotes

Thus, the more precisely the position is determined, the less precisely the momentum is known, and conversely.

Thus, the more precisely the position is determined, the less precisely the momentum is known, and conversely.

Uncertainty Principle, Momentum, Determined

In the strict formulation of the law of causality—if we know the present, we can calculate the future—it is not the conclusion that is wrong but the premise. On an implication of the uncertainty principle.

Werner Heisenberg

Future, Uncertainty Principle, Law

Quantum mechanics brought an unexpected fuzziness into physics because of quantum uncertainty, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. String theory does so again because a point particle is replaced by a string, which is more spread out.

Edward Witten

Uncertainty Principle, Principles, Doe

In effect, we have redefined the task of science to be the discovery of laws that will enable us to predict events up to the limits set by the uncertainty principle.

Stephen Hawking

Uncertainty Principle, Discovery, Law

Stephen Hawking (2009). “A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes”, p.150, Random House

One may say that predictions are dangerous particularly for the future. If the danger involved in a prediction is not incurred, no consequence follows and the uncertainty principle is not violated.

Edward Teller

Future, Science, Uncertainty Principle

Edward Teller, Wendy Teller, Wilson Talley (2013). “Conversations on the Dark Secrets of Physics”, p.235, Basic Books

Over a very small number of rolls of the dice, the uncertainty principle is very important.

Stephen Hawking

Uncertainty Principle, Small Numbers, Important

Old Newtonian physics claimed that things have an objective reality separate from our perception of them. Quantum physics, and particularly Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, reveal that, as our perception of an object changes, the object itself literally changes.

Marianne Williamson

Reality, Uncertainty Principle, Perception

Marianne Williamson (1992). “A return to love: reflections on the principles of "A course in miracles"”