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Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962

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Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist who made tremendous contributions to his field, transforming accepted notions of atomic structure, helping to develop nuclear fission, and advocating for international cooperation in crafting responsible nuclear policy. Bohr was born in Copenhagen in 1885 into a family that encouraged his academic pursuits. Christian Bohr, his father, was professor of physiology at the University of Copenhagen. Bohr credited his father for awakening hi...

Gell-Mann, Murray

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Born 1929. From the description of Oral history interview with Murray Gell-Mann, 1982 July 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78732383 Biography Murray Gell-Mann was born on September 15, 1929, in New York City, the second son of Arthur Isidore Gell-Mann and Pauline, née Reichstein. The hyphenation of the family surname was introduced by Arthur from the traditional Gellmann used by his forebears in the place of his birth,...

Bhatnagar, Shanti Swarupa, Sir, 1894-1955

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Ramakrishna, Alladi, 1923-

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Alladi Ramakrishna retired as the founder of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Madras. He worked on the fluctuating problem of cosmic radiation, and developed L-matrix theory starting from Clifford Algebraic definition of Pauli-matrices. From the description of Private collection. (American Institute of Physics). WorldCat record id: 80830858 ...

Dirac, P.A.M. (Paul Adrien Maurice), 1902-1984

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Physicist (quantum mechanics, positron, antimatter). On the physics faculty at University of Cambridge, 1932-1969; member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1934-1935, 1946, 1947-1948, 1958-1959; and on the physics faculty at Florida State University, 1971-1984. Died 1984. From the description of P. Dirac and I. E. Tamm correspondence. 1928-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80927792 From the description of Lectures on quantum electrodynamics: student notes on Dirac...

Bhābhā, Homī Jehāṅgir 1909-1966

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H. J. Bhabha was among the first generation of Indian quantum theorists to have worked at Cambridge in the 1930s. In 1945 he founded the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; and in the 1950s was the principal figure responsible for the founding of India's atomic energy establishment. From the description of Collected papers and speeches, 1933-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79789786 From the description of Documents relating to the founding of the Tata Institute of F...