Full Idea
The notions of fields and particles, separated by Faraday and Maxwell, end up merging in quantum mechanics.
Gist of Idea
The basic ideas of fields and particles are merged in quantum mechanics
Source
Carlo Rovelli (Reality is Not What it Seems [2014], 04)
Book Reference
Rovelli,Carlo: 'Reality is Not What it Seems', ed/tr. Carnell/Segre [Penguin 2016], p.107
A Reaction
This sounds to me just like Anaximander's 'apeiron' - the unlimited [Rovelli agrees! p.168]. Anaximander predicted the wall which enquiry would hit, but we now have more detail.