A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms.
George Wald
David Gurteen's comments: Everything in the universe including a human being is made of atoms. And a human being has the ability to study those atoms - including the ones that constitute his or her own body. Atoms studying themselves! Just think about this for a second. Don't you think this is marvelous?
Video: My Favourite Knowledge Metaphor: Judi Sandrock
Gurteen Mini-interview with Judi Sandrock, Anglo Amrerican Operations, Johannesburg, South Africa. What is your favourite Knowledge Metaphor? Taken at the 8th European Conference on Knowledge Management in Barcelona, Spain on 6-7 September 2007.
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Quotations from George Wald:
A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms.
A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms.
A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms.
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