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Both matter and radiation possess a remarkable duality of character, as they sometimes exhibit the properties of waves, at other times those of particles. Now it is obvious that a thing cannot be a form of wave motion and composed of particles at the same time - the two concepts are too different.
Every word or concept, clear as it may seem to be, has only a limited range of applicability.
Natural science, does not simply describe and explain nature; it is part of the interplay between nature ... (more Werner Heisenberg quotes)
| Uncertainty: The Life and Science of Werner Heisenberg by David C. Cassidy | |
| Michael Frayn's "Copenhagen" in Debate: Historical Essays and Documents on the 1941 Meeting Between Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg by Matthias D?rries | |
| Inner Exile: Recollections of a Life With Werner Heisenberg by Elizabeth Heisenberg |