Science
The brilliant contributions to atomic physics of Niels Bohr (1885–1962), quantum physics and the stopping of light, and advances in nano-technology, as well as contributions to the understanding of Bose-Einstein Condensates by Lene Vestergaard Hau (1959-); the contributions to linguistics by Rasmus Rask (1787-1832), Otto Jespersen (1860 –1943) and Vilhelm Thomsen (1842-1927); Ludwig A. Colding's (1815–1888) neglected articulation of the principle of conservation of energy, the pioneering work in anatomy and geology by Nicolas Steno (1638–1686), and the astronomical discoveries of Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) and Ole Rømer (1644-1710) indicate the range of Danish scientific achievement.
Danes have made significant contributions to the field of computer science. Some notable figures include: Per Brinch Hansen, known for concurrent programming theory; Bjarne Stroustrup, who invented the C++ programming language; Janus Friis, the co-inventor of Skype; Jens and Lars Rasmussen, the co-founders of Google Maps; and Peter Naur, a contributor to ALGOL 60 and a receipant of the Turing Award
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