Bohr Model
"Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future".
The words are by Niels Bohr, the father of the atom as we know it. A Man of Many Interests I. Niels Bohr, ironically known as 'the Pope' among his colleagues, was born in 1885, in Copenhagen, where he lived for most of his life. He created the Institute for Theoretical Physics, now known as the Niels Bohr Institute, where he mentored and collaborated with the best scientists of his time. II. Bohr’s interests ranged from philosophy to soccer. He was influenced by the work of Søren Kierkegaard and usually played as a goalkeeper. But the family’s football star was his younger brother Harald, who played in the Danish national team and won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics. III. Niels Bohr had six children. One of them, Aage, was awarded the physics Nobel Prize in 1975. IV. Bohr believed in the importance of sharing knowledge about nuclear research. In 1950 the United Nations, following his suggestions, created the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Bohr and the Atomic Model
Niels Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom—first published 100 years ago and commemorated in a special issue of Nature—is simple, elegant, revolutionary, and wrong. Well, "wrong" isn't exactly accurate—incomplete or preliminary are better terms. The Bohr model was an essential step toward an accurate theory of atomic structure, which required the development of quantum mechanics in the 1920s. Even in its preliminary state, the model is good enough for many calculations in astronomy, chemistry, and other fields, saving the trouble of performing often-complex calculations with the Schrödinger equation. This conceptual and mathematical simplicity keeps the Bohr model relevant.
Despite a century of work, atomic physics is not a quiet field. Researchers continue to probe the structure of atoms, especially in their more extreme and exotic forms, to help understand the nature of
The words are by Niels Bohr, the father of the atom as we know it. A Man of Many Interests I. Niels Bohr, ironically known as 'the Pope' among his colleagues, was born in 1885, in Copenhagen, where he lived for most of his life. He created the Institute for Theoretical Physics, now known as the Niels Bohr Institute, where he mentored and collaborated with the best scientists of his time. II. Bohr’s interests ranged from philosophy to soccer. He was influenced by the work of Søren Kierkegaard and usually played as a goalkeeper. But the family’s football star was his younger brother Harald, who played in the Danish national team and won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics. III. Niels Bohr had six children. One of them, Aage, was awarded the physics Nobel Prize in 1975. IV. Bohr believed in the importance of sharing knowledge about nuclear research. In 1950 the United Nations, following his suggestions, created the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Bohr and the Atomic Model
Niels Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom—first published 100 years ago and commemorated in a special issue of Nature—is simple, elegant, revolutionary, and wrong. Well, "wrong" isn't exactly accurate—incomplete or preliminary are better terms. The Bohr model was an essential step toward an accurate theory of atomic structure, which required the development of quantum mechanics in the 1920s. Even in its preliminary state, the model is good enough for many calculations in astronomy, chemistry, and other fields, saving the trouble of performing often-complex calculations with the Schrödinger equation. This conceptual and mathematical simplicity keeps the Bohr model relevant.
Despite a century of work, atomic physics is not a quiet field. Researchers continue to probe the structure of atoms, especially in their more extreme and exotic forms, to help understand the nature of