“Through Jung [Pauli] became very interested in various kinds of mysticism, including Jewish mysticism. This led Pauli to develop a friendship with Gershom Scholem, the world's greatest authority in that field and in the Cabala, .... On one occasion Scholem asked me to tell him about unsolved problems in modern physics. .... When I mentioned this number --137-- to Scholem, .... He told me that in Hebrew .... The number corresponding to the word 'cabala' happens to be 137.” SciencePhysicsMysticismJungFine Structure ConstantPauliCabala137Scholem Book:The joy of insight: passions of a physicist Source: The joy of insight: passions of a physicist
“It was absolutely marvelous working for Pauli. You could ask him anything. There was no worry that he would think a particular question was stupid, since he thought all questions were stupid.” ThinkingFunnyScienceAsksWorryStupidParticularPhysicsMarvelousScience PhysicsNo Worries Book:Physics and Society: Essays in Honor of Victor Frederick Weisskopf by the International Community of Physicists Source: Physics and Society: Essays in Honor of Victor Frederick Weisskopf by the International Community of Physicists
