Episode 100. Bohr's Legacy: Tomas Bohr

About this episode

This episode explores the life and legacy of physicist Niels Bohr through the insights of his grandson, Tomas Bohr.

Today we explore the life and legacy of the physicist Niels Bohr through the reflections of his grandson Tomas Bohr. Tomas is an Emeritus Professor at the Technical University of Denmark. He studies fluid dynamics, biophysics, chaos, turbulence and statistical mechanics, and he has a long and distinguished career publishing in these fields. He is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

People in this episode

Host: Frank A. von Hippel

Guest: Tomas Bohr

Topics covered

• Niels Bohr
• legacy
• fluid dynamics
• biophysics
• chaos
• turbulence
• statistical mechanics

Keywords

• Niels Bohr
• Tomas Bohr
• physics
• fluid dynamics
• biophysics
• chaos
• turbulence
• statistical mechanics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Technical University of Denmark, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

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