"It was not simply out of a spirit of contradiction that I exposed a light source to magnetic forces. The idea came to me during an investigation of the effect discovered by Kerr on light reflected by magnetic mirrors"

- Pieter Zeeman

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This quote is written / told by Pieter Zeeman between May 25, 1865 and October 9, 1943. He/she was a famous Physicist from Netherland. The author also have 13 other quotes. Go to author profile