Atomic physics and human knowledge
by Niels Bohr · first published 1958
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Nice read, and pretty neat periodic table. PS: People might also like "Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge"[0] by Niels Bohr. It's a quick read (less than 60 pages). [0]: https://archive.org/details/AtomicPhysicsHumanKnowledge
on “What's the third most common element?” ↗Three books come to my mind on this topic: 1) Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge by Niels Bohr - and to think this was a series of speeches is pretty intense… still haven’t read it through to this day after ~7 years. 2) The Master and His Emissary by Iain Mcgilchrist- I’ve been pushing…
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