There are many examples in physics showing that higher precision revealed new phenomena, inspired new ideas, or confirmed or dethroned well-established theories.

— Wolfgang Paul, Electromagnetic Traps for Charged and Neutral Particles (1989)

Source: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1989/paul-lecture.html

From his 1989 Nobel lecture, 'Electromagnetic Traps for Charged and Neutral Particles'.

Topics: physics