Niels Bohr Quotes
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
Topics
Appointments to Office, Appointees
Denmark
Experience
Experts, Expertise
Failure, Failures
Knowledge
Learning
Science
Technology
Consultants
Learning Curve
Mastery
Mistakes, Errors, Misjudgments
Trial & Error, Trial and Error
Public Office Benefits
Detriments & Qualifications
Expert
Specialization
Mistake Making
Narrow Focus
Citations
Niels Bohr, 1885-1962, Danish Physicist & Nobel Laureate, Exposition of the complexity of science, Definition of an expert
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Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research.