Full Idea
From our modern point of view we would say that the empty space between the atoms was not nothing; it was the carrier of geometry and kinematics.
Gist of Idea
So-called 'empty' space is the carrier of geometry and kinematics
Source
Werner Heisenberg (Physics and Philosophy [1958], 04)
Book Reference
Heisenberg,Werner: 'Physics and Philosophy' [Penguin 1989], p.54
A Reaction
I'm not sure what the 'carrier of geometry and kinematics' means, but it is interesting that he doesn't mention 'fields' (unless they carry the kinematics?)