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Bohr Enters the "Real" World
Bohr is a well known particle physicist and philosopher of the same, credited with being one of only a few who discovered quantum mechanics. Bohr's work in atomic structure lent the early diagram of the activities of the atom to further enlightenment of how the atom behaves, and especially under the constraints of what became the Heisenberg Principle. Later a part of the Copenhagen Interpretation, these first events changed the landscape of atomic physics forever. -
The Reward of a Lifetime
Bohr receives, and at a rather young age, the Nobel Prize for physics, his contribution a milestone for human scientific inquiry and discovery. But he also went on to be awarded with the Hughes Medal, Matteucci Medal, Franklin Medal, Copley Medal, and many more, all within less than 40 years. -
Geniuses Debate the Universe
Bohr's discovery and its implications were upsetting to one of his contemporaries, Albert Einstein, who had imagined that his continuance of classical models of reality had firm enough footing to be depended on as the right assessment of how the universe works. But the burgeoning view of unpredictability in particle mechanics become a frustration for Einstein, his famous dictum that, 'God does not play dice with the universe,' sizing up the anxiety of that time in scientific history. -
Bohr's Philosophy
Bohr was a scientist, and his philosophical views were held with a clear and distinct balance, neither compromised in favor of the other. Bohr is seen by some as exhibiting one of the various forms of realism, for while his work conflicted with Einstein's models, Bohr remained a classicist, that results of all experimentation must be communicated in a commensurate way, and that any truth conditions must reflect the intent of the experiments and their interpretations. -
Writings
It appears that articles were Bohr's means of communication, for while there are a few books attributed to him, they were presumably assembled by others. One such volume is entitled, "Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature," published by Cambridge in 2011. In this collection, one can see Bohr's brilliance and keenest of approach to his science, these mechanics an amazing new world that still fascinates the top minds of the century.