Quotes by Louis de Broglie

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Vulnerable, like all men, to the temptations of arrogance, of which intellectual pride is the worst, he [ ] must nevertheless remain sincere and modest, if only because his studies constantly bring home to him that, compared with the gigantic aims of...

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Science itself, no matter whether it is the search for truth or merely the need to gain control over the external world, to alleviate suffering, or to prolong life, is ultimately a matter of feeling, or rather, of desire-the desire to know or the des...

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Many scientists have tried to make determinism and complementarity the basis of conclusions that seem to me weak and dangerous; for instance, they have used 's uncertainty principle to bolster up human free will, though his principle, which applies e...

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For X-rays, the phenomenon of diffraction by crystals was a natural consequence of the idea that X-rays are waves analogous to light and differ from it only by having a smaller wavelength.

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The electron can no longer be conceived as a single, small granule of electricity; it must be associated with a wave, and this wave is no myth; its wavelength can be measured and its interferences predicted.

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After long reflection in solitude and meditation, I suddenly had the idea, during the year 1923, that the discovery made by in 1905 should be generalised by extending it to all material particles and notably to electrons.

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Author Bio

  • NameLouis de Broglie
  • DescriptionFrench physicist
  • BornAugust 15, 1892
  • DiedMarch 19, 1987
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPhysicist; Author
  • AwardsGrand Cross Of The Legion Of Honour; Nobel Prize In Physics; Commander Of The Order Of Academic Palms; CNRS Gold Medal; Max Planck Medal; Kalinga Prize