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Bibliographical reference

Heisenberg, Werner. Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations. New York, Evaston, and London: Harper and Row, 1972 [Der Teil und das Ganze: Gespräche im Umkreis der Atomphysik 1969].

Description

In this book, the German physicist Werner Heisenberg, one of the founders of quantum mechanics, undertakes a thorough conversation with other scientists concerning the history of atomic science. Heisenberg describes Plato’s Timaeus as a “fascinating book”, which attracted his attention – among other reasons – because of its “philosophical discussion on the smallest particles of matter” (p. 7).