“It appears dubious whether a field theory can account for the atomistic structure of matter and radiation as well as of quantum phenomena.”

(1955) as quoted in Some strangeness in the proportion: a centennial symposium to celebrate the achievements of Albert Einstein (1980) Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., Advanced Book Program.
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