Philip Ball looks at how a little-known paper by Niels Bohr demonstrates the turmoil in physics on the brink of quantum ...

Niels Bohr was born and educated in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived, worked, and died there, too. But his mark on science and history was worldwide. His professional work and personal convictions ...

Though his model had limitations, it was a crucial step in the development of quantum mechanics and had far-reaching implications for physics, chemistry, and philosophy. Through his work ...

This theory would affect much more than physics, but other fields of science, as well as art and philosophy. Heisenberg and Bohr's theories were compatible and became known together as the ...