Certainly uncertain.Wasn't Einstein so irritated at the thought of randomness in the universe that he said, "God does not play dice with the universe"? "Take a Chance: Scientists put randomness to work" (SN: 12/4/04,p. 362) seemed to suggest that Einstein endorsed quantum physics quantum physics n. (used with a sing. verb) The branch of physics that uses quantum theory to describe and predict the properties of a physical system. quantum physics See quantum mechanics. , which I was under the impression he didn't. ANDREW ALEXANDER, TORONTO, ONT ONT Ontario (old acronym - ON is now frequently used) ONT Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (cisco CCNP exam) ONT Optical Network Terminal ONT Ontario Northland Railway . Einstein did loathe the idea that physical processes could be random. The physicist Niels Bohr Noun 1. Niels Bohr - Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962) Bohr, Niels Henrik David Bohr , one of quantum physics' strongest proponents, once retorted the quote you mentioned with, "Einstein, stop telling God what to do! "In 1930, Bohr forced Einstein, through a thought experiment, to accept the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics quantum mechanics: see quantum theory. quantum mechanics Branch of mathematical physics that deals with atomic and subatomic systems. It is concerned with phenomena that are so small-scale that they cannot be described in classical terms, and it is . Einstein tried unsuccessfully for the remaining 25 years of his life to show that the world behaves predictably.--E. KLARREICH |
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