# It Is the Theory Which Decides What We Can Observe by Albert Einstein > "It is the theory which decides what we can observe." > **— Albert Einstein**, *1926, Conversation recalled by Werner Heisenberg* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Conversation recalled by Werner Heisenberg, 1926. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Conversation recalled by Werner Heisenberg](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Scientific Inference|Scientific Inference]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "It is the theory which decides what we can observe." — Albert Einstein, 1926, Conversation recalled by Werner Heisenberg https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-albert-einstein-theory-decides-observe ```