Bohr v Einstein By Rochelle Forrester © All Rights Reserved
Published in 2002 The debate between Bohr and Einstein over the
interpretation of quantum theory began in 1927 at the fifth
Solvay Conference of physicists and ended at Einsteinís death in
1955. The most active phase of the debate ran from 1927 to 1936
when Bohr replied to the EPR paper written by Einstein and two
colleagues. The debate took the form of various thought
experiments invented by Einstein in which it would be
theoretically possible to measure complementary properties such
as the position and momentum of a particle or its energy at a
certain point in time. If these measurements were possible it
would show that Bohrís idea of complementarity and Heisenburgís
uncertainty principle were wrong and that the quantum theory
proposed by Bohr, called the Copenhagen Interpretation, was
wrong. Before addressing Einsteinís attack on Bohrís theory, it
is necessary to examine the theory to see what Einstein was
objecting to. The best way to understand