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Per Bak

Danish physicist (1948-2002) · Denmark · On the map · Scientists · Died at 53

Per Bak was a Danish theoretical physicist who coauthored the 1987 academic paper that coined the term "self-organized criticality."

Per Bak is read about 12 times a day, in 11 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Fellow of the American Physical Society

Country

Denmark