Quotations by:
    Born, Max


If God has made the world a perfect mechanism, He has at least conceded so much to our imperfect intellect that in order to predict little parts of it, we need not solve innumerable differential equations, but can use dice with fair success.

Max Born
Max Born (1882-1970) German physicist
“Einstein’s Statistical Theories,” in Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (1951) [ed. Paul Arthur Schilpp]
 
Added on 7-Aug-13 | Last updated 7-Aug-13
Link to this post | No comments
More quotes by Born, Max

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. We do not find signposts at crossroads, but our own scouts erect them, to help the rest.

Max Born
Max Born (1882-1970) German physicist
Experiment and Theory in Physics (1943)
 
Added on 29-Jul-13 | Last updated 15-Jul-13
Link to this post | No comments
More quotes by Born, Max

The belief that there is only one truth and that oneself is in possession of it, seems to me the deepest root of all evil that is in the world.

Max Born
Max Born (1882-1970) German physicist
Natural Philosophy of Cause and Chance (1964)

Also in My Life and Views (1968), p. 183
 
Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 17-May-13
Link to this post | No comments
More quotes by Born, Max