Niels Bohr, one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century, is remembered not only for his groundbreaking ...

Analysis suggests that the two pioneers of quantum mechanics, Niels Bohr and John von Neumann, may have had more similar views than previously thought regarding the nature of quantum systems, and the ...

In a striking display of quantum physics, a team of researchers has recreated one of science’s most legendary experiments—with unprecedented precision. At MIT, scientists cooled thousands of atoms to ...

Niels Bohr's atomic model was utterly revolutionary when it was presented in 1913. Although it is still taught in schools, it became obsolete decades ago. However, its creator also developed a much ...

Photo: Niels Bohr's research notes for his new atomic theory Rutherford's find came from a very strange experience. Everyone at that time imagined the atom as a "plum pudding." That is, it was roughly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Niels Bohr Getty Images/Bettmann In Christopher Nolan's hit biopic "Oppenheimer," real-life Danish physicist Niels Bohr is more ...

Philosophers of science have been intrigued by this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics. That’s because Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger have been recognized for designing and performing a ...

Ever since Max Planck introduced the idea of the quantum to the world, physicists have argued about whether reality is more like sand or water. Planck’s famous 1900 discovery that energy is grainy — ...

It may contain inaccuracies due to the limitations of machine translation. “Einstein, I'm ashamed of you. You are arguing against the new quantum theory just as your opponents argue about relativity ...

Special to The New York Times. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print ...