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Denmark · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1962

Niels Henrik David Bohr18 November 1962

Copenhagen · Science / Physics

Dies in Copenhagen after a career that reshaped atomic theory, quantum interpretation, nuclear physics and international scientific cooperation.

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Niels Henrik David Bohr

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