Containing the proceedings of the symposium held by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Niels Bohr, this collection was first published in 1988.
More than any other individual, Bohr was responsible for the development of quantum mechanics and for many of its applications in the pursuit of fundamental understanding of physical reality. In addition to his unique role in the discovery and elucidation of quantum theory, Bohr led the study of the fission of nuclei and was greatly concerned with the impact of the existence of the atomic bomb in the post-World War II era.
This unique volume provides a panoramic view of modern physics, some of the philosophical issues associated with quantum theory, the impact of this momentous scientific development on the political circumstance of the Cold War Era and the qualities of a superlative scientist.
Preface
1. Overview Victor Weisskopf
2. Niels Bohr and the Development
of Physics A. Pais
3. On the Origins of the Copenhagen interpretation Arthur
I. Miller
4. Niels Bohr and Atomic Physics Today Daniel Kleppner
5. Condensed
Matter Physics: Does Quantum Mechanics Matter? Michael E. Fisher
6. Nuclear
Physics: Comments and Reflections Herman Feshbach
7. The New Ether J.D.
Bjorken
8. Recent Developments in Cosmology George Field
9. Black Holes and
the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics Gerard t Hooft
10. Do Black Holes Emit
Black-Body Radiation T.D. Lee
11. Quaternionic Quantum Field Theory Stephen
L. Adler
12. Light and Life: Niels Bohrs Legacy to Contemporary Biology
Gunther S. Stent
13. Bertlmanns Socks and the Nature of Reality J.S. Bell
14. Fifty Years Later: When Gedanken Experiments Become Real Experiments
Alain Aspect and Philippe Grangier
15. Physical and Philosophical Issues in
the Bohr-Einstein Debate Abner Shimony
16. The Soviet Reaction to Bohrs
Quantum Mechanics Loren R. Graham
17. Niels Bohr and the First Principles of
Arms Control Martin J. Sherwin
18. American Attitudes on Security: Comments
John Steinbruner
19. Science, Technology, and the Arms Race: European
Perspectives Edoardo Amaldi
Herman Feshbach, Tetsuo Matsui, Alexandra Oleson
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