Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Wolpert , Lewis (1988), A passion for science, Oxford University Press, USA, Retrieved on 2012-06-21Source Material [books.google.com]
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21 JUN 2012
Understanding Physics is Like Learning Chess
The physicist is like someone who's watching people playing chess and, after watching a few games, he may have worked out what the moves in the game are. But understanding the rules is just a trivial preliminary on the long route from being a novice to being a grand master. So even if we understand all the laws of physics, then exploring their consequences in the everyday world where complex structures can exist is a far more daunting task, and that's an inexhaustible one I'm sure. 
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Quoting Sir Martin Rees: Learning the moves is the beginning, but there is still much to learn about the strategy.
