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David Bohm

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American theoretical physicist

United StatesScientistsLived 1917 to 1992 · aged 74
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David Joseph Bohm was an American physicist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century and who contributed unorthodox ideas to quantum theory, neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind.

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1991Elliott Cresson Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society

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David Joseph Bohm was an American physicist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century and who contributed unorthodox ideas to quantum theory, neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind. Among his many contributions to physics is his causal and deterministic interpretation of quantum theory known as De Broglie-Bohm theory.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1992 · aged 74
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