Michaelson quote (was Re: End of Science)

[rick_strickert@pc.radian.com]

> > > 3)  Isn't this the same thinking as in physics circles at the turn of the
> > > century?  We have learned all there is to know about physics -- oh yes we
> > > haven't explained the thermal emission curve nor perhaps the
> > > photoelectric effect, but other that these trivialities, we know pretty
> > > much all there is to know about physics.
> >
> > Yes  -  ironically notable in claiming this was Albert A. Michelson!

> George, it would be interesting to have a citation for this.

Here's one Michaelson quote:

       "Physical discoveries in the future are a matter of the sixth
        decimal place."

          Albert Michaelson (1852-1956)
          taken from _A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations_, Alan L.
          Mackay, Adam Hilger/IOP Publishing Ltd., Bristol, 1991.

     Unfortunately, Mackay doesn't list a primary reference for this
     quote.

     Rick


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