Physics As We Know It Will Be

But In Practical Affairs, Particularly In Politics, Men Are Needed Who Combine Human Experience And Interest In Human Relations With A Knowledge Of Science And Technology. Moreover, They Must Be Men Of Action And Not Contemplation. I Have The Impression That No Method Of Education Can Produce People With All The Qualities Required. I Am Haunted By The Idea That This Break In Human Civilization, Caused By The Discovery Of The Scientific Method, May Be Irreparable.

It Is True That Many Scientists Are Not Philosophically Minded And Have Hitherto Shown Much Skill And Ingenuity But Little Wisdom.

It Is A Fascinating Fact That Father And Son Have Given The Most Striking Evidence For The Apparently Contradictory Properties Of The Electron: The Father Proving Its Character As A Particle, The Son Its Character As A Wave... Thomson Was Extremely Proud Of His Son's Success And Tried To Assimilate The New Results Into His Old Convictions.

I Believe There Is No Philosophical High-road In Science, With Epistemological Signposts. No, We Are In A Jungle And Find Our Way By Trial And Error, Building Our Road Behind Us As We Proceed.

To Present A Scientific Subject In An Attractive And Stimulating Manner Is An Artistic Task, Similar To That Of A Novelist Or Even A Dramatic Writer. The Same Holds For Writing Textbooks.