The general notions about human understanding. . . which are illustrated by discoveries in atomic physics are not … - J. Robert Oppenheimer

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

The general notions about human understanding. . . which are illustrated by discoveries in atomic physics are not in the nature of things wholly unfamiliar, wholly unheard of, or new. Even in our own culture, they have a history, and in Buddhist and Hindu thought a more considerable and central place. What we shall find is an exemplification, an encouragement, and a refinement of old wisdom.

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