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Niels Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962), a Danish physicist who identified the fundamental structure of atoms and quantum mechanics. Building on the earlier theory of Ernest Rutherford, Bohr proposed that electrons travel only in certain successively larger orbits. He argued that the outer orbits could hold more electrons than the inner ones, and that these outer orbits determine the atom's chemical properties. Bohr also described the way atoms emit radiation, by suggesting that electrons emit light when jumping from an outer orbit to an inner one. Other physicists later expanded his theory into quantum mechanics, a foundation for modern physics. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Bohr escaped and eventually worked on the Atomic Energy Project in England and the U.S. during World War II. He later advocated the peaceful application of atomic physics. Bohr was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 1922.
Cutler Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Bohr, Niels Henrik David". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 18, 2006; Last revised Date August 18, 2006; Retrieved May 26, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Bohr,_Niels_Henrik_David>
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The Encyclopedia of Earth Cutler J. Cleveland is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Cleveland is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Boston University, with joint appointments in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future. He also is a Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington D.C. Dr. Cleveland is als ... (Full Bio)
Niels Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962), a Danish physicist who identified the fundamental structure of atoms and quantum mechanics. Building on the earlier theory of Ernest Rutherford, Bohr proposed that electrons travel only in certain successively larger orbits. He argued that the outer orbits could hold more electrons than the inner ones, and that these outer orbits determine the atom's chemical properties. Bohr also described the way atoms emit radiation, by suggesting that electrons emit light when jumping from an outer orbit to an inner one. Other physicists later expanded his theory into quantum mechanics, a foundation for modern physics. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Bohr escaped and eventually worked on the Atomic Energy Project in England and the U.S. during World War II. He later advocated the peaceful application of atomic physics. Bohr was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 1922.
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