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Not only Planck but also other physicists were intially at a loss as to what the proper context of the new postulate really was.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[69],{"id":70,"tag":71},5166282,{"id":72,"tag_name":73},1643,"loss","**The Backstory**\nThis quote is from Abraham Pais, a renowned physicist and biographer, likely referencing the work of Max Planck. Pais' biography of Planck, published in 1991, provides context to Planck's groundbreaking work on quantum theory in the early 20th century. During this time, Planck was struggling to understand the implications of his own discovery, which marked the beginning of quantum mechanics.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a paradoxical relationship between discovery and understanding. On one hand, making a groundbreaking discovery is a testament to one's creativity and insight. 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