"I believe there is no philosophical high-road in science, with epistemological signposts. No, we are in a jungle and find our way by trial and error, building our road behind us as we proceed. We do not find signposts at crossroads, but our own scouts erect them, to help the rest."
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Academics from GermanyPhysicists from the United KingdomUniversity of Cambridge facultyNobel laureates in PhysicsPhysicists from Germany
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Experiment and Theory in Physics (1943), p. 44
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