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Niels Bohr survivor of 77 years of life
Nobel prize winner in Physics of 1922, Niels Bohr's contributions to quantum mechanics changed our understanding of the world around us forever and led to the development of the model of the atom with electrons in discrete orbits, that moved around the nucleus in stable orbits. His work also showed that electrons could move from energy levels by emitting and absorbing light at fixed wavelengths.
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Life Outside of His Scientific Accomplishments
Niels Henrik David Bohr was the second child of three from Copenhagen, Denmark. He obtained his doctorate in Copenhagen in 1911. He married the next year to his wife Margrethe Norlund and had six sons, two of them passed away. Later on in his life, Bohr helped establish CERN. Sadly he passed away of a stroke, at age 77 on November 18, 1962. Aaserud, Finn. “Niels Bohr | Biography, Education, Accomplishments, & Facts.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Niels-Bohr. -
Bohr Model of The Atom
The Bohr model of the atom replaced several earlier models, most recently the Rutherford model. In short, the model consists of a nucleus orbited by electrons in discrete orbits. Electrons orbiting in these discrete orbits did not emit energy, and the distance and shape of the orbits are based on multiples of a fundamental unit of energy. “The Bohr Model of the Atom - Spectra - Higher Physics Revision.” BBC Bitesize, www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zwwjjxs/revision/1. -
Nobel Prize in Physics
In 1922 Niels Bohr received the Nobel prize in physics, "for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them." MLA style: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1922. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2021. Sun. 21 Feb 2021. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1922/summary/ -
Developing Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics can be summed up simply. First, that even if you know all the starting data of a system it is impossible to predict the outcome precisely, you can only suggest probabilities. Secondly, that the act of observation will change a system, and collapse probabilities into single values. Faye, Jan. “Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).” Stanford.edu, 2014, plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-copenhagen/.
