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Einstein–Bohr Friendship Recounted by Bohr's Grandson

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Scientific American

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🗓️ 19 June 2015

⏱️ 3 minutes

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On June 3, 2015, Vilhelm Bohr talked about his famous grandfather's life, including the relationship with Einstein, at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There's a lot of discussion about the debates they had and who was right.

0:45.2

Wilhelm Bohr, he's the grandson of the great physicist Niels Bohr, who had strong scientific disagreements with Albert Einstein.

0:53.4

For example, Einstein was uncomfortable with

0:55.6

the probabilistic nature of aspects of quantum mechanics, which Bohr accepted. But they did have a very

1:01.6

warm relationship. On June 3, 2015, Wilhelm Bohr talked about his famous grandfather at length

1:07.7

in a public lecture at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in

1:11.9

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. I just found these two letters here that I thought would be interesting

1:17.4

to just highlight. So they received the Nobel Prize the same year in 1922, and that was because

1:23.6

Einstein's Nobel Prize was delayed because of the war.

1:28.3

Nilsbore was writing to Einstein how deeply honored he is to get the Nobel Prize at the same time.

1:35.3

I'm sending my warmest congratulations on the occasions of you receiving a Nobel Prize.

1:40.3

You have received so many recognitions, and this may not be a great importance to you,

1:45.0

but it also brings such useful monetary award.

1:48.0

For myself, it brings the highest honor and happiness that under these circumstances I should receive this honor at the same time as you.

1:57.0

I know how little I have deserved this compared to your enormous contribution.

2:01.6

And there's a handwritten letter from Einstein here to Boer from the ship here in the way back from Japan.

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