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Hans Kramers

Dutch physicist

Lived
1894–1952

Updated September 2026

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About Hans Kramers

Hendrik Anthony "Hans" Kramers was a Dutch physicist who worked with Niels Bohr to understand how electromagnetic waves interact with matter and made important contributions to quantum mechanics and statistical physics.

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