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What a Bohr

One of my favourite anecdotes from the world of academia is about the young Neils Bohr answering an exam question about how to tell the height of a tall building using a barometer.

It’s a great story.

Unfortnately, while the internet is wonderful for being able to find such stories even if you haven’t seen them for [...]