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| | |  Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Biography
Niels Bohr - Early years.
Bohr was born in Copenhagen in 1885. His father, Christian Bohr, was a professor of physiology at the University of Copenhagen, while his mother, Ellen Adler Bohr, came from a wealthy Sephardic Jewish family prominent in Danish banking and parliamentary circles. His brother was Harald Bohr, a mathematician and Olympic soccer player who played in the Danish national team; Niels Bohr was a passionate soccer player as well, but, contrary to what is claimed somet ...
See also:Niels Bohr, Niels Bohr - Bohr's contributions to physics, Niels Bohr - Biography, Niels Bohr - Early years, Niels Bohr - Middle years, Niels Bohr - Later years / Death / Legacy, Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg, Niels Bohr - Quotations, Niels Bohr - Books about Bohr, Niels Bohr - Note, Niels Bohr - Trivia Read more here: » Niels Bohr: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Biography |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Kaon - CP violation in neutral meson oscillations Initially it was thought that although parity was violated, CP symmetry was conserved (by kaons and everything else). In order to understand the discovery of CP violation, it is necessary to understand the mixing of neutral kaons; this phenomenon does not require CP violation, but it is the context in which CP violation was first observed.
Kaon - Neutral kaon mixing.
Since neutral kaons carry strangeness, they cannot be their own antiparticles. There must be then two different neutral kaons, differing by t ...
See also:Kaon, Kaon - Basic properties, Kaon - Strangeness, Kaon - Parity violation: the τ-θ puzzle, Kaon - CP violation in neutral meson oscillations, Kaon - Neutral kaon mixing, Kaon - CP violation Read more here: » Kaon: Encyclopedia II - Kaon - CP violation in neutral meson oscillations |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - List of historians by area of study - By time period
List of historians by area of study - Ancient history.
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Peter Green - Ancient Greece and Macedon
Herodotus
Josephus
Barbara Levick (born 1932, British) - Roman emperors
Livy
Howard Hayes Scullard (1903-1983) - Roman civilization
Ronald Syme (1903 - 1989) - Classical period
Suetonius
Tacitu ...
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Biography
Niels Bohr - Early years.
Bohr was born in Copenhagen in 1885. His father, Christian Bohr, was a professor of physiology at the University of Copenhagen, while his mother, Ellen Adler Bohr, came from a wealthy Sephardic Jewish family prominent in Danish banking and parliamentary circles. His brother was Harald Bohr, a mathematician and Olympic soccer player who played in the Danish national team; Niels Bohr was a passionate soccer player as well, but, contrary to what is claimed somet ...
See also:Niels Bohr, Niels Bohr - Bohr's contributions to physics, Niels Bohr - Biography, Niels Bohr - Early years, Niels Bohr - Middle years, Niels Bohr - Later years / Death / Legacy, Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg, Niels Bohr - Quotations, Niels Bohr - Books about Bohr, Niels Bohr - Note Read more here: » Niels Bohr: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Biography |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - History of technology - By period and geography
History of technology - Early technology.
Fire used since the paleolithic, possibly by homo erectus as early as 800,000 years ago
Clothing possibly 100,000 years ago.
Stone tools, used by homo floresiensis, possibly 100,000 years ago.
Pottery ca. 11th millennium BC
Bow, sling ca. 9th millennium BC
Microliths ca. 9th millennium BC
Copper ca. 8000 BC
Agriculture and Plough ca. 8000 BC
Wheel ca. 4000 BC
Gnomon ca. 4000 BC
See also:History of technology, History of technology - By period and geography, History of technology - Early technology, History of technology - Prehistoric times, History of technology - Ancient Egypt, History of technology - Tribal Europe, History of technology - Ancient Rome, History of technology - Ancient India, History of technology - Ancient China, History of technology - Medieval China, History of technology - Inca, History of technology - Maya, History of technology - European, History of technology - Measuring technological progress, History of technology - By type of technology, History of technology - History of biotechnology, History of technology - History of civil engineering, History of technology - History of communication, History of technology - History of computing, History of technology - History of consumer technology, History of technology - History of electrical engineering, History of technology - History of energy technology, History of technology - History of materials science, History of technology - History of medicine, History of technology - History of military technology, History of technology - History of nuclear technology, History of technology - History of scientific technology, History of technology - History of timekeeping, History of technology - History of transport technology, History of technology - Related history, History of technology - Related disciplines, History of technology - Related subjects, History of technology - Future of science and technology speculative, History of technology - People, History of technology - Historiography of science and technology, History of technology - Historians of science and technology, History of technology - Journals and periodicals in the history of science and technology, History of technology - Research institutes Read more here: » History of technology: Encyclopedia II - History of technology - By period and geography |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - History of science and technology - Bibliography Historiography of science
H. Floris Cohen, The Scientific Revolution: A Historiographical Inquiry, University of Chicago Press 1994 - Discussion on the origins of modern science has been going on for more then two hundred years. Cohen provides an excellent overview.
Ernst Mayr, The Growth of Biological Thought, Belknap Press 1985
Michel Serres,(ed.), A History of Scientific Thought, Blackwell Publishers 1995
Companion to Science in the Twentieth Century, John Krige (E ...
See also:History of science and technology, History of science and technology - Universities with HST departments, History of science and technology - Prominent historians of the field, History of science and technology - Bibliography, History of science and technology - Journals and periodicals, History of science and technology - Professional societies Read more here: » History of science and technology: Encyclopedia II - History of science and technology - Bibliography |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Historiography of science - The Hessen thesis and the birth of externalism Just as the 1930s were a seminal decade for the development of our modern understanding of science, they were a seminal decade for the history and historiography of science as well. While Sarton taught the first American doctoral students in the discipline, in Europe some of the most influential historians and philosophers of science were first coming into the picture, and the setting of the philosophical battle which is now known as "the Science Wars" was being set.
In 1931, the Second International Congress of the History of Science ...
See also:Historiography of science, Historiography of science - The origins of the discipline, Historiography of science - The Hessen thesis and the birth of externalism, Historiography of science - Vannevar Bush and World War II, Historiography of science - Thomas Kuhn and the 1960s, Historiography of science - The discipline today, Historiography of science - Disciplinary figures Read more here: » Historiography of science: Encyclopedia II - Historiography of science - The Hessen thesis and the birth of externalism |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Perception - Perception and reality Many cognitive psychologists hold that, as we move about in the world, we create a model of how the world works. That is, we sense the objective world, but our sensations map to percepts, and these percepts are provisional, in the same sense that scientific hypotheses are provisional (cf. in the scientific method). As we acquire new information, our percepts shift. Abraham Pais' biography refers to the 'esemplastic' nature of imagination. In the case of visual perception, some people can actually see the percept shift in their mind's eye. Ot ...
See also:Perception, Perception - History of the study of perception, Perception - Perception and reality Read more here: » Perception: Encyclopedia II - Perception - Perception and reality |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Trivia On The Simpsons episode "Angry Dad," when "When Dinosaurs Get Drunk" was cancelled, it was replaced by "The Boring World of Niels Bohr" much to Homer's discontent.
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See also:Niels Bohr, Niels Bohr - Bohr's contributions to physics, Niels Bohr - Biography, Niels Bohr - Early years, Niels Bohr - Middle years, Niels Bohr - Later years / Death / Legacy, Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg, Niels Bohr - Quotations, Niels Bohr - Books about Bohr, Niels Bohr - Note, Niels Bohr - Trivia Read more here: » Niels Bohr: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Trivia |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg Werner Heisenberg claimed in an interview after the war, when the author Robert Jungk was working on the book Brighter Than a Thousand Suns, that he had tried to establish a pact with Bohr such that scientists on neither side should help develop the atomic bomb. He also said that the German attempts were entirely focused on energy production, and that his circle of colleagues tried to keep it that way. Heisenberg nuanced his claims, though, and avoided implication that he and his colleagues had purposely sabotaged the bomb effort. How ...
See also:Niels Bohr, Niels Bohr - Bohr's contributions to physics, Niels Bohr - Biography, Niels Bohr - Early years, Niels Bohr - Middle years, Niels Bohr - Later years / Death / Legacy, Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg, Niels Bohr - Quotations, Niels Bohr - Books about Bohr, Niels Bohr - Note Read more here: » Niels Bohr: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Quotations "And anyone who thinks they can talk about quantum theory without feeling dizzy hasn't yet understood the first word about it."
"Nothing exists until it is measured." (Note: In truth, things exist but exist as a probability, which does not settle into one state until measured)
"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth."
"We all agree that your theory is crazy, but is it crazy enough?"
"How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now w ...
See also:Niels Bohr, Niels Bohr - Bohr's contributions to physics, Niels Bohr - Biography, Niels Bohr - Early years, Niels Bohr - Middle years, Niels Bohr - Later years / Death / Legacy, Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg, Niels Bohr - Quotations, Niels Bohr - Books about Bohr, Niels Bohr - Note Read more here: » Niels Bohr: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Quotations |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Quotations "And anyone who thinks they can talk about quantum theory without feeling dizzy hasn't yet understood the first word about it."
"Nothing exists until it is measured."
"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth."
"We all agree that your theory is crazy, but is it crazy enough?"
"How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now w ...
See also:Niels Bohr, Niels Bohr - Bohr's contributions to physics, Niels Bohr - Biography, Niels Bohr - Early years, Niels Bohr - Middle years, Niels Bohr - Later years / Death / Legacy, Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg, Niels Bohr - Quotations, Niels Bohr - Books about Bohr, Niels Bohr - Note, Niels Bohr - Trivia Read more here: » Niels Bohr: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Quotations |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg Werner Heisenberg claimed in an interview after the war, when the author Robert Jungk was working on the book Brighter Than a Thousand Suns, that he had tried to establish a pact with Bohr such that scientists on neither side should help develop the atomic bomb. He also said that the German attempts were entirely focused on energy production, and that his circle of colleagues tried to keep it that way. Heisenberg nuanced his claims, though, and avoided implication that he and his colleagues had purposely sabotaged the bomb effort. How ...
See also:Niels Bohr, Niels Bohr - Bohr's contributions to physics, Niels Bohr - Biography, Niels Bohr - Early years, Niels Bohr - Middle years, Niels Bohr - Later years / Death / Legacy, Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg, Niels Bohr - Quotations, Niels Bohr - Books about Bohr, Niels Bohr - Note, Niels Bohr - Trivia Read more here: » Niels Bohr: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - List of historians by area of study - By general category
List of historians by area of study - Art history.
Nicholas Pevsner (1903–1983) History of art and English architecture
Simon Schama (born 1945) - Art history
Josef Strzygowski (born 1862) - Architectural history
List of historians by area of study - Economic history.
Robert Fogel
W. W. Rostow
R. H. Tawney
List of historians by area of study - Espionage.
John Barron
John Earl Ha ...
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Trivia On The Simpsons episode "Angry Dad," when "When Dinosaurs Get Drunk" was cancelled, it was replaced by "The Boring World of Niels Bohr" much to Homer's discontent.
Bohr is often referred to in American pop culture amongst young physics students as "The Jewish Lucullus" the origins of which are not understood. This is not considered to be any kind of slur against his ethnicity or religion but is understood as a type of rallying cry which is often condoned. It is thought that he is considered amongst some as a man "Who faced God" referring both to his spars with Einstein and hi ...
See also:Niels Bohr, Niels Bohr - Bohr's contributions to physics, Niels Bohr - Biography, Niels Bohr - Early years, Niels Bohr - Middle years, Niels Bohr - Later years / Death / Legacy, Niels Bohr - Relationship with Heisenberg, Niels Bohr - Quotations, Niels Bohr - Books about Bohr, Niels Bohr - Note, Niels Bohr - Trivia Read more here: » Niels Bohr: Encyclopedia II - Niels Bohr - Trivia |
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| | | | Abraham Pais: Encyclopedia II - Kaon - Strangeness The discovery of hadrons with the internal quantum number "strangeness" marks the beginning of a most exciting epoch in particle physics that even now, fifty years later, has not yet found its conclusion ... by and large experiments have driven the development, and that major discoveries came unexpectedly or even against expectations expressed by theorists. — I.I. Bigi and A.I. Sanda, See also: Kaon, Kaon - Basic properties, Kaon - Strangeness, Kaon - Parity violation: the τ-θ puzzle, Kaon - CP violation in neutral meson oscillations, Kaon - Neutral kaon mixing, Kaon - CP violation Read more here: » Kaon: Encyclopedia II - Kaon - Strangeness |
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