Nicolaas Bloembergen Quotes

I am ever more intrigued by the correspondence between mathematics and physical facts. The adaptability of mathematics to the description of physical phenomena is uncanny.

Nicolaas Bloembergen

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• I am ever more intrigued by the correspondence between mathematics and physical facts. The adaptability of mathematics to the description of physical phenomena is uncanny.

  

  Nicolaas Bloembergen
  • Mathematics
  • Physical
  • Adaptability