Niels Bohr: Physics and the world: proceedings of the Niels Bohr Centennial Symposium

Containing the proceedings of the symposium held by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Niels Bohr, this collection was first published in 1988. More than any other individual, Bohr was responsible for the development of quantum mechanics and...

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Format: Tagungsbericht Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London [u.a.] Routledge 2014
Ausgabe:[Nachdr. der Ausg. Chur, 1988], 1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:Routledge library editions 20th century science ; 7
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Zusammenfassung:Containing the proceedings of the symposium held by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Niels Bohr, this collection was first published in 1988. More than any other individual, Bohr was responsible for the development of quantum mechanics and for many of its applications in the pursuit of fundamental understanding of physical reality. In addition to his unique role in the discovery and elucidation of quantum theory, Bohr led the study of the fission of nuclei and was greatly concerned with the impact of the existence of the atomic bomb i
Beschreibung:XIX, 364 S.
ISBN:9781138013544