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Planetary Model of the Atom
Bohr created a model of the atom in which he showed that electrons travel in circular orbits around the nucleus of the atom, planetary model. He also displayed how they "jump" to lesser orbits by expelling energy.
Bohr was also one of the first to apply the quantum concept - which states that energy is restricted to a system of certain discreet values, specifically to the problem of atomic and molecular structure.
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Institute for Theoretical Physics - University of Copenhagen, Demark
Niels Bohr was appointed as a professor at the University of Copenhagen in 1916. He requested a research institute be created for his works in theoretical physics in 1920. The University granted him the Institute of Theoretical Physics in 1921. Here. Bohr was able to studiously research atomic physics and quantum physics, during the 1920's and 1930's. Now the Institute has expanded research to include: astronomy, geophysics, nanotechnology, particle physics, quantum mechanics, and biophysics. -
Bohr Received Nobel Prize
Bohr received the Nobel Prize for "his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them." He discovered that electrons would become excited, less stable, and move to an outer orbit of the atom. In order for these electrons to stabilize, they would release energy (photon) and return to their original orbit. -
Bohr's Involvement in the Manhattan Project
Bohr made contributions to the Manhattan Project, the creation of the atomic bomb. Note: Bohr was originally against the possibility that it could ever be created.
In 1943, Bohr fled from Denmark during the rise of the Nazi regime. He was recruited by the United States government to assist in the creation of the atomic bomb, he went under the pseudonym "Nicholas Baker".
After it's creation he advocated with the UN for an "open world" where scientific information could be shared freely.
