David Joseph Bohm was an American scientist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century. source
David Joseph Bohm was an American scientist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century.
David Bohm contributed unorthodox ideas to quantum theory, neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind. source
David Bohm contributed unorthodox ideas to quantum theory, neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind.
David Bohm advanced the view that quantum physics meant that the old Cartesian model of reality – that there are two kinds of substance, the mental and the physical, that somehow interact – was too limited. source
David Bohm advanced the view that quantum physics meant that the old Cartesian model of reality – that there are two kinds of substance, the mental and the physical, that somehow interact – was too limited.
David Bohm also believed that the brain, at the cellular level, works according to the mathematics of some quantum effects, and postulated that thought is distributed and non-localised just as quantum entities are. source
David Bohm also believed that the brain, at the cellular level, works according to the mathematics of some quantum effects, and postulated that thought is distributed and non-localised just as quantum entities are.
David Bohm warned of the dangers of rampant reason and technology, advocating instead the need for genuine supportive dialogue, which he claimed could broaden and unify conflicting and troublesome divisions in the social world. source
David Bohm warned of the dangers of rampant reason and technology, advocating instead the need for genuine supportive dialogue, which he claimed could broaden and unify conflicting and troublesome divisions in the social world.
Due to his youthful Communist affiliations, David Bohm was the subject of a federal government investigation in 1949, prompting him to leave the United States. source
Due to his youthful Communist affiliations, David Bohm was the subject of a federal government investigation in 1949, prompting him to leave the United States.
David Bohm pursued his scientific career in several countries, becoming first a Brazilian and then a British citizen. source
David Bohm pursued his scientific career in several countries, becoming first a Brazilian and then a British citizen.
David Bohm's main concern was with understanding the nature of reality in general and of consciousness in particular as a coherent whole, which according to Bohm is never static or complete but rather an unfolding process. source
David Bohm's main concern was with understanding the nature of reality in general and of consciousness in particular as a coherent whole, which according to Bohm is never static or complete but rather an unfolding process.
David Bohm was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States, to a Hungarian Jewish immigrant father, Samuel Bohm, and a Lithuanian Jewish mother. source
David Bohm was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States, to a Hungarian Jewish immigrant father, Samuel Bohm, and a Lithuanian Jewish mother.
David Bohm was raised mainly by his father, a furniture-store owner and assistant of the local rabbi. Despite being raised in a Jewish family, he became an agnostic in his teenage years. source
David Bohm was raised mainly by his father, a furniture-store owner and assistant of the local rabbi. Despite being raised in a Jewish family, he became an agnostic in his teenage years.
David Bohm attended Pennsylvania State College (now Pennsylvania State University), graduating in 1939, and then the California Institute of Technology, for one year. source
David Bohm attended Pennsylvania State College (now Pennsylvania State University), graduating in 1939, and then the California Institute of Technology, for one year.
David Bohm then transferred to the theoretical physics group directed by Robert Oppenheimer at the University of California, Berkeley, where he obtained his doctorate. source
David Bohm then transferred to the theoretical physics group directed by Robert Oppenheimer at the University of California, Berkeley, where he obtained his doctorate.
David Bohm remained in Berkeley, teaching physics, until he completed his Ph.D. in 1943 by an unusual circumstance. source
David Bohm remained in Berkeley, teaching physics, until he completed his Ph.D. in 1943 by an unusual circumstance.
After the World War II, David Bohm became an assistant professor at Princeton University, where he worked closely with Albert Einstein. source
After the World War II, David Bohm became an assistant professor at Princeton University, where he worked closely with Albert Einstein.
In 1950 David Bohm was arrested for refusing to answer HUAC's questions. He was acquitted in May 1951, but Princeton had already suspended him. source
In 1950 David Bohm was arrested for refusing to answer HUAC's questions. He was acquitted in May 1951, but Princeton had already suspended him.
David Bohm then left for Brazil to assume a professorship of physics at the University of São Paulo at Jayme Tiomno's invitation, and on Einstein's and Oppenheimer's recommendation. source
David Bohm then left for Brazil to assume a professorship of physics at the University of São Paulo at Jayme Tiomno's invitation, and on Einstein's and Oppenheimer's recommendation.
During his early period, David Bohm made a number of significant contributions to physics, particularly quantum mechanics and relativity theory. source
During his early period, David Bohm made a number of significant contributions to physics, particularly quantum mechanics and relativity theory.
In 1961 David Bohm was made Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of London's Birkbeck College, becoming emeritus in 1987. His collected papers are stored there. source
In 1961 David Bohm was made Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of London's Birkbeck College, becoming emeritus in 1987. His collected papers are stored there.
In a 1990 article, "A new theory of the relationship of mind and matter", David Bohm resumed his view that there is a close link to mental processes. source
In a 1990 article, "A new theory of the relationship of mind and matter", David Bohm resumed his view that there is a close link to mental processes.
David Bohm continued his work in quantum physics past his retirement in 1987. source
David Bohm continued his work in quantum physics past his retirement in 1987.
David Bohm was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1990. source
David Bohm was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1990.
David Bohm's final work, the posthumously published The Undivided Universe: An Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Theory (1993), resulted from a decades-long collaboration with Basil Hiley. source
David Bohm's final work, the posthumously published The Undivided Universe: An Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Theory (1993), resulted from a decades-long collaboration with Basil Hiley.
David Bohm died after suffering a heart attack in Hendon, London, on 27 October 1992, aged 74. source
David Bohm died after suffering a heart attack in Hendon, London, on 27 October 1992, aged 74.
