阴阳—Yin-Yang/Dark-Bright & Niels Bohr
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:39 am
From the American Physical Society:
“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement,” he once observed, “But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” When Bohr was awarded the Order of the Elephant by the Danish government, he designed his own coat of arms. The design included the yin/yang symbol and the motto, “Opposites are complementary.”
The motto he chose was: "Opposites Are Complementary" and the emblem of 太极图, tàijítú—the "supreme ultimate diagram" or "yin yang" symbol, which also appears under his bust at University of Copenhagen:
“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement,” he once observed, “But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” When Bohr was awarded the Order of the Elephant by the Danish government, he designed his own coat of arms. The design included the yin/yang symbol and the motto, “Opposites are complementary.”
The motto he chose was: "Opposites Are Complementary" and the emblem of 太极图, tàijítú—the "supreme ultimate diagram" or "yin yang" symbol, which also appears under his bust at University of Copenhagen: