3 papers
physics.hist-ph2026
Niels Bohr in North America (1923) and his Meeting with Robert Frost
Helge Kragh
During the autumn of 1923, Niels Bohr stayed for about three months in Canada and the United States where he gave a series of lectures on atomic and quantum theory. This paper prov…
physics.hist-ph2026
Erwin Schroedinger: His Poetry and Fragment of a Galilean Dialogue
Helge Kragh
While Erwin Schroedinger's contributions to quantum mechanics and other areas of theoretical physics are very well known, his works as a poet and literary writer are usually ignore…
physics.hist-ph2025
Tachyons Before Tachyons: Lev Strum (1890-1936) and Superluminal Velocities
Helge Kragh
No particle or signal carrying information can travel at a speed exceeding that of light in vacuum. Although this has for a long time been accepted as a law of nature, prior to Ein…