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Letter from Pauli to Fierz
Letter-1873 · Item · 1954/09/14
Part of Archives of Wolfgang Pauli

Pauli sends his impressions from the Solvay Congress. He writes that the pioneers of quantum physics have become their own epigones, they lost the feeling of intellectual adventure and acquired the attitude of technicians.

Pauli, Wolfgang
Letter from Pauli to Fierz
Letter-1894 · Item · 1954/10/17
Part of Archives of Wolfgang Pauli

Pauli is preparing for his lecture in Mainz. He has read a book by R Otto on "West-eastern mysticism" (1926), and he writes about its contents. He writes a long excursion on the problem of salvation versus science. He believes cognition and scientific cognition tend to come nearer to each other.

Pauli, Wolfgang
Letter from Pauli to Fierz
Letter-1947 · Item · 1954/12/16
Part of Archives of Wolfgang Pauli

Pauli replies to Fierz's letter of the 15th December 1954, in particular about the "ghosts" (negative probabilities) in quantum electrodynamics and about the shortcomings of renormalization physics.

Pauli, Wolfgang