“It is clear that everybody interested in science must be interested in world 3 objects. A physical scientist, to start with, may be interested mainly in world 1 objects--say crystals and X-rays. But very soon he must realize how much depends on our interpretation of the facts, that is, on our theories, and so on world 3 objects. Similarly, a historian of science, or a philosopher interested in science must be largely a student of world 3 objects.” WorldMayFactsLanguageRealizingClearObjectsStudentsTheoryDependsScientistPhilosopherInterpretationHistorianRaysCrystalsSubjectivity Book:Unended Quest: An Intellectual Autobiography Source: Unended Quest: An Intellectual Autobiography
“The great object is to find the theory of the matter [of X-rays] before anyone else, for nearly every professor in Europe is now on the warpath.” MatterObjectsTheoryEuropeProfessorsRays Author:Ernest Rutherford