Physicists who died on November 18

Take a focused look at the physicists who passed away on November 18. Dive into curated bios, achievements, and cultural milestones verified by our editors.

• 1962 Niels Bohr

  Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist best known for his foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. [bio]