"Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless."
— Max Born

January 1, 1970

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Academics from GermanyPhysicists from the United KingdomUniversity of Cambridge facultyNobel laureates in PhysicsPhysicists from Germany
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The Voyage into the Dark (1961); also in My Life and Views (1968), p. 154