David Bohm

American-Brazilian-British scientist (1917–1992) David BohmBornDavid Joseph Bohm(1917-12-20)20 December 1917Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USDied27 October 1992(1992-10-27) (aged 74)London, England, UKCitizenshipAmericanBrazilianBritishEducationPennsylvania State College (BS)University of California, Berkeley (PhD)Known forAharonov–Bohm effectDe Broglie–Bohm theoryBohm criterionBohm-diffusionBohm dialogueBohm's EPR experimentBohm interpretationBohm quantum potentialHidden variable theoryPilot wave theoryHolographic paradigmHolomovementHolonomic brain theoryNonradiation conditionPilot wavePlasmonImplicate and explicate orderRandom phase approximationQuantum decoherenceQuantum mindAwards1991 Elliott Cresson Medal1990 Royal Society fellowshipScientific careerFieldsTheoretical physicsWorkplacesPrinceton UniversityUniversity of São PauloTechnionUniversity of BristolBirkbeck College, LondonDoctoral advisorRobert OppenheimerDoctoral studentsY. AharonovD. PinesJ. BubH. BortoftEugene P. Gross David Joseph Bohm (/boʊm/; 20 December 1917 – 27 October 1992) was an American physicist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century and who