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Bohr, Niels

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  1. A Danish physicist of the twentieth century. Bohr was one of the founders of quantum mechanics and the originator of the Bohr atom.


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After analyzing Webb's data for two years, researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute's Cosmic Dawn Centre reached a different conclusion.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

Climate scientists from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen in Bornholm analyzed ice cores from Greenland’s ice sheets and demonstrated that a major volcanic eruption occurred on the island 2,900 years ago.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

Or matinee fodder for the likes of Niels Bohr and Erwin Schrödinger.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024

With the help of quantum physicists at the Niels Bohr Institute, including Professor Eugene Polzik, Stærkind developed the idea into an actual theory.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

A partial solution to this problem was found by the Danish scientist Niels Bohr in 1913.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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