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Henry Margenau
(30 Apr 1901 - 8 Feb 1997)
German-American physicist and philosopher who was an authority in the field of spectroscopy and worked extensively with microwave theory (which contributed to the study of radar during World War II). He was on the faculty at Yale University for more than forty years..
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Science Quotes by Henry Margenau (2 quotes)
Twenty years ago many chemists would have defended the theory of bond arms as a satisfactory explanation because they had become accustomed to thinking of it as unique and as ultimate.
— Henry Margenau
The Nature of Physical Reality: A Philosophy of Modern Physics (1950), 99, n.1.
Unless his mind soars above his daily pursuits, it is different techniques. In the same spirit, the woodsman might claim that there are only trees but no forest.
— Henry Margenau
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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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