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If this were the whole truth, we should, when entering into a new field, introduce only such quantities as can directly be observed, and formulate natural laws only by means of these quantities.

Werner Heisenberg

It is generally believed that our science is empirical and that we draw our concepts and our mathematical constructs from the empirical data.
WERNER HEISENBERG

Believe Concept Data Draw Emricial General Mathematical Our
Bohr’s influence on the physics and the physicists of our century was stronger than that of anyone else, even than that of Albert Einstein.
WERNER HEISENBERG

Anyone Century Even Influence Physical Scientist Stronger That
In America, it was decided to attempt the production of atomic bombs with an effort that would constitute a large part of the collective American war effort.
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Atomic Attempt Bomb Collect Constitute Country Decide Effort Large Part Production
In 1924, I became a Dozent in Gottingen and worked out the quantum mechanics during a holiday stay on Heligoland.
WERNER HEISENBERG

Become Country During Holiday Mechanic Quantum Stay Work
The end of the First World War had thrown Germany’s youth into great turmoil. The reins of power had fallen from the hands of a deeply disillusioned older generation, and the younger ones drew together in larger and smaller groups to blaze new paths or, at least, to discover a new star to steer by.
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Deeply Discover Disillusioned End First Generation Great Hand Older Path Rein Small Together Turmoil War World Younger
In Germany, an effort one thousandth the scale of the American was applied to the problem of producing atomic energy that would drive engines.
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Apply Atomic Country Drive Effirt Energy Engine Produce Scale Thousandth
I think that if a United States of Europe were to be formed, it would be in our interests to fight for it, as all our old traditions would remain in such a united Europe, whereas if we were to start now as part of the Russian Empire, everything that had ever been in Germany would disappear.
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Country Disappear Empire Everything Fight Form Interest Old Tradition
If we made atomic bombs, we would bring about a terrible change in the world. Who knows what would happen from this?
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Atomic Bomb Bring Change Happen Make Terrible World
Certainly, in the course of time, the splendid things will separate from the hateful.
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Certain Course Hateful Separate Splendid Thing
The uncertainty relation does not refer to the past; if the velocity of the electron is at first known and the position then exactly measured, the position for times previous to the measurement may be calculated.
WERNER HEISENBERG

Fit Know Measurement Position Previous Refer Relation Time Uncertain Velocity
Although the theory of relativity makes the greatest of demands on the ability for abstract thought, still it fulfills the traditional requirements of science insofar as it permits a division of the world into subject and object (observer and observed) and, hence, a clear formulation of the law of causality.
WERNER HEISENBERG

Abstract Although Causaully Demand Divison Formation Fulfill Permit Require Subject Theory Traditional
I believe this uranium business will give the Anglo-Saxons such tremendous power that Europe will become a bloc under Anglo-Saxon domination. If that is the case, it will be a very good thing. I wonder whether Stalin will be able to stand up to the others as he has done in the past.
WERNER HEISENBERG

Believe Blocc Business Case Country Good Poer Thing Tremendous Under Very
Whoever dedicates his life to searching out particular connections of nature will spontaneously be confronted with the question how they harmoniously fit into the whole.
WERNER HEISENBERG

Confront Connection Dedicate Fit Harmonious Particular Search Spontaneously Whoever Whole
I would like to mention astrophysics; in this field, the strange properties of the pulsars and quasars, and perhaps also the gravitational waves, can be considered as a challenge.
WERNER HEISENBERG

Astrophysics Challenge Consider Field Gravitational Mention Perhaps Property Pulsar Quasar Wave
Every word or concept, clear as it may seem to be, has only a limited range of applicability.
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Applicable Concept Every Word Limited Range Seem
What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.
WERNER HEISENBERG

Expose Method Nature Observe Question

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