A Book On The New Physics, If

Theoretical Physicists Accept The Need For Mathematical Beauty As An Act Of Faith... For Example, The Main Reason Why The Theory Of Relativity Is So Universally Accepted Is Its Mathematical Beauty.

I Do Not See How A Man Can Work On The Frontiers Of Physics And Write Poetry At The Same Time. They Are In Opposition.

The Aim Of Science Is To Make Difficult Things Understandable In A Simpler Way; The Aim Of Poetry Is To State Simple Things In An Incomprehensible Way. The Two Are Incompatible.

No. I Had Successfully Solved The Difficulty Of Finding A Description Of The Electron Which Was Consistent With Both Relativity And Quantum Mechanics. Of Course, When You Solve One Difficulty, Other New Difficulties Arise. You Then Try To Sove Them. You Can Never Solve All Difficulties At Once.

The Fundamental Laws Necessary For The Mathematical Treatment Of A Large Part Of Physics And The Whole Of Chemistry Are Thus Completely Known, And The Difficulty Lies Only In The Fact That Application Of These Laws Leads To Equations That Are Too Complex To Be Solved.