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Niels Bohr (1885-1962): The Problem of Surface Tension
Niels Bohr won a prize for creating a method for measuring the surface tension of water using oscillating fluid jets. His paper was published in the "Transactions of the Royal Society."
References:
Niels Bohr – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2020. Sun. 14 Jun 2020.
Bohr, Niels. "Determination of the Surface-Tension of Water by the Method of Jet Vibration." Published by the Royal Society and Sold by Harrison and Sons Dulau and Co. and Friedländer and Son, Berlin, 1909. -
Niels Bohr (1885-1962): The Bohr Model
During his stay at Cambridge University, Niels Bohr began his study of the structure of atoms. He borrowed ideas from Max Planck’s Quantum Theory and created a model that included a set nucleus with orbiting electrons that would jump from a higher orbit to a lower one.
References:
Niels Bohr–Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2020. Sun. 14 Jun 2020. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1922/bohr/biographical/
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Niels Bohr (1885-1962): The Nobel Prize
Bohr is awarded the Nobel Prize in recognition for his work on the Bohr Model of the atom. This would go on to give him recognition later on in his career.
References:
Niels Bohr – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2020. Sun. 14 Jun 2020. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1922/bohr/biographical/
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Nobel Prize.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 13 Mar. 2020, www.britannica.com/topic/Nobel-Prize. -
Niels Bohr (1885-1962): The Principle of Complementarity
Bohr began writing a series of essays discussing his concept of complementarity in regards to quantum mechanics. This principle explains how two unlike theories can somehow compilment each other.
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Niels Bohr–Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2020. Sun. 17 Jun 2020. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1922/bohr/biographical/
Lohninger, H. Wave-Particle Duality, 2009, www.vias.org/physics/bk6_03_04.html.
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Niels Bohr (1885-1962): The Manhattan Project
After fleeing the Nazi occupation in Denmark, Bohr began to work on the Atomic Energy Project in both England and the United States.
Reference:
Niels Bohr – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2020. Sun. 14 Jun 2020. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1922/bohr/biographical/
Giangreco,“'Mr. Straight Arrow,'JohnHerseyandtheDecisiontoDroptheAtomicBomb.”Alternet.org,11Aug2019,www.alternet.org/2019/08/mr-straight-arrow-john-hersey-and-the-decision-to-drop-the-atomic-bomb/ -
Niels Bohr (1885-1962): Open World.
After WWII, Bohr became an advocate for peace and sent a letter to the United Nations. He called for a world that was free to share technology and information. The International Atomic Energy Agency was then created in response.
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Gowing, Margaret. "Niels Bohr and Nuclear Weapons." University of Copenhagen, 1985.
Dave Kovaleski. “International Atomic Energy Agency Reviews UAE Infrastructure for Nuclear Power.” Homeland Preparedness News, 3 July 2018, homelandprepnews.com
