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A Historical Perspective on Copenhagen

JUL 01, 2000
What was Werner Heisenberg trying to tell Niels Bohr during his visit to Copenhagen in 1941, and what did he want from Bohr?
David C. Cassidy

Copenhagen, a thought‐provoking drama by Michael Frayn that has played to sold‐out audiences in London, has now opened in New York with much well‐deserved attention. Despite the sparse set, the three‐person cast, and the technical nature of the subject matter, this play appears to speak on some level to almost everyone. (See PHYSICS TODAY, May, page 51.)

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David C. Cassidy, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.

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