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Boris Podolsky

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Also known as Boris Yakovlevich Podolsky

Russian-American physicist (1896-1966)

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Works
2

Top works

  • Einstein Podolsky Rosen
  • Fundamentals of electrodynamics

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Type
Person

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Quotes

  • Ever since before quantum phenomena became definitely recognized many attempts were made to picture their mechanism.

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Key facts

Born
Boris Yakovlevich Podolsky , ( 1896-06-29 ) June 29, 1896, Taganrog , Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Died
November 28, 1966 (1966-11-28) (aged 70), Cincinnati , Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater
California Institute of Technology University of Southern California
Known for
EPR paradox
Fields
Physics
Institutions
University of Cincinnati Leipzig University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute California Institute of Technology Institute for Advanced Study Xavier University, Cincinnati Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light
Doctoral advisor
Paul Sophus Epstein

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Encyclopedic overview

Boris Yakovlevich Podolsky (Russian: Борис Яковлевич Подольский; June 29, 1896 – November 28, 1966) was a Russian-American physicist of Jewish descent, noted for his work with Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen on entangled wave functions and the EPR paradox.

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