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Quote by Werner Karl Heisenberg on Uncertainty and Knowledge

„"Uncertainty" is NOT "I don't know." It is "I can't know." "I am uncertain" does not mean "I could be certain."“

Werner HeisenbergQuote by Werner Heisenberg on the meaning of uncertainty as not knowing and the limits of knowledge.
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Werner Heisenberg was a German physicist and Nobel laureate, known as one of the founders of quantum mechanics.

This quote by Werner Heisenberg addresses the philosophical meaning of uncertainty in the context of knowledge and understanding.


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Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976) was a prominent German physicist considered one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932 for his work. Heisenberg made significant contributions to understanding atomic structure and the physical foundations of quantum mechanics.

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