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Quote by Niels Bohr
It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how N

It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what we say about Nature. – Niels Bohr

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When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images. – Niels Bohr

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