Physics and Metaphysics

Abstract

IT is no doubt a splendid simplification to express the ninety or more chemical elements in terms of two entities, and of only two, namely, electrons and protons, but those who face squarely the problems of physics find it a large leap to follow Mr. Bertrand Russell in “What I Believe”, when he states (p. 10): “Physical Science is thus approaching the stage when it will be complete, and therefore uninteresting. Given the laws governing the motions of electrons and protons, the rest is merely geography.... ”