Brian Josephson
1940
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Quotes
Biography
Brian Josephson is a Welsh physicist known for his pioneering work in the field of condensed matter physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 at the young age of 33 for his theoretical predictions of the properties of a supercurrent through a tunnel barrier. Josephson's research and contributions to the understanding of superconductivity have had a significant impact on the field of physics. He has also been involved in exploring the connection between quantum mechanics and consciousness.
Famous Quotes (5)
1
The universe cannot be read until we have learned the language and become familiar with the characters in which it is written. It is written in mathematical language, and the letters are triangles, circles and other geometric figures, without which means it is humanly impossible to comprehend a single word.
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Quantum theory provides us with a striking illustration of the fact that we can fully understand a connection though we can only speak of it in images and parables.
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Many scientists who are entirely convinced that string theory seems to provide the comprehensive explanation are unaware of one certain thing termed fact, namely, that it doesn’t.
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The Hubble expansion of the universe is analogous to the apparent expansion of boiling water, concealing the motion of each molecule.
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It has been said that the only thing really new is the history you don't know.