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Quotes from Walther Nernst

On examinations: Das Wissen ist der Tad der Forschung. Knowledge is the death of research. Nernst's motto.
~ Walther Nernst
Knowledge is the death of research.
~ Walther Nernst
One should avoid carrying out an experiment requiring more than 10 per cent accuracy.
~ Walther Nernst
No effect that requires more than 10 percent accuracy in measurement is worth investigating.
~ Walther Nernst