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New book explores how Niels Bohr reshaped modern physics

Original: 📚️ The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics "In The Man Who Broke Reality, renowned scienc

A new book, The Man Who Broke Reality by science writer Philip Ball, argues that Niels Bohr was the key figure in explaining the physics of the nuclear atom, with his model of a dense atomic nucleus helping lay the foundations of modern physics. Readers of science literature are sharing and discussing the book's portrayal of Bohr's role in the quantum revolution.

Why now: Readers of popular science are discussing a newly released book that reframes Niels Bohr's central role in modern physics.

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• 📚️ The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics "In The Man Who Broke Reality, renowned science communicator Philip Ball reveals that it was Bohr who first explained the physics of the nuclear atom, and it was his model of the atom’s dense nucleus that… · bibliolater@vivaldi.net · 6

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