Quote by: Louis de Broglie

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 exclusively to the behavior of electrons and is the direct result of microphysical measurement techniques, has nothing to do with human freedom of choice. It is far safer and wiser that the physicist remain on the solid ground of theoretical physics itself and eschew the shifting sands of philosophic extrapolations.


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  • 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