Boris Podolsky
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Russian-American physicist (1896-1966)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Einstein Podolsky Rosen
- Fundamentals of electrodynamics
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,955x
- The cBio Cancer Genomics Portal: An Open Platform for Exploring Multidimensional Cancer Genomics Data
· 2012 · cited 15,162x
- Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?
· 1935 · cited 12,336x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,995x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,801x
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Boris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Taganrog
- Place of death
- Cincinnati
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- University of Cincinnati
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- EPR paradox
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Paul Sophus Epstein
- Field of work
- quantum electrodynamics
- Official website
- boris-heir.net
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- date of birth
- 1896-06-29
- date of death
- 1966-11-28
- influenced by
- Albert Einstein
- birth name
- Бори́с Я́ковлевич Подо́льский
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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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.
Education
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