It is impossible to trap modern physics into predicting anything with perfect determinism because it deals with probabilities from the outset.

  • -- Arthur Eddington 爱丁顿

现代物理学不可能用完全决定论来预测任何事情,因为它从一开始就涉及概率。

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Many applications of the coincidence method will therefore be found in the large field of nuclear physics, and we can say without exaggeration that the method is one of the essential tools of the modern nuclear physicist.

因此,重合法的许多应用将在核物理的大领域中被发现,我们可以毫不夸张地说,这种方法是现代核物理学家的基本工具之一。

No matter how correct a mathematical theorem may appear to be, one ought never to be satisfied that there was not something imperfect about it until it also gives the impression of being beautiful.

无论一个数学定理看起来多么正确,一个人永远不应该满足于它没有什么不完美,直到它也给人一种美丽的印象。

Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.

交易是我的艺术形式。其他人在画布上画得很漂亮,或者写得很好。我喜欢做交易,最好是大交易。我就是这样获得快感的。

Always be closing...That doesnt mean youre always closing the deal, but it does mean that you need to be always closing on the next step in the process.

总是关闭……这并不意味着你总是能完成交易,但这确实意味着你需要一直完成这个过程的下一步。

In physics, to be in two places at the same time would be a miracle; in politics it seems not merely normal, but natural.

在物理学中,同时出现在两个地方将是一个奇迹;在政治上,这似乎不仅是正常的,而且是自然的。

A pure mathematical series would be one in which each term is derived from the preceding term by a rule.

一个纯数学级数应该是一个每一项都由前一项根据规则推导出来的级数。

I stopped predicting the future a long time ago.

我很久以前就不再预测未来了。