by: jessica ferguson and whitney mann. niels bohr in his younger days
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Niels Bohr in his younger days
Niels Bohr was born in Copenhagen on
October 7, 1885. died in Copenhagen on November 18, 1962 President of the Royal Danish Academy of
Sciences, of the Danish Cancer Committee, and Chairman of the Danish Atomic Energy Commission
Was married in 1912 to Margrethe Nørlund
Biography
German Jewish Physicist refuged at his
institute in Copenhagen while Hitler was at his rise.
Biography Cont.
Each electron absorbs energy Electrons have fixed energy quantities “Quanta” from quantities is how you get the
name quantum theory Bohr thinks that there is a relationship
between the electrons orbit and their energy capacity.
Quantum Theory
any of several theories describing the
structure, behavior, and other properties of the atom and its component parts
Atomic Theory
“If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly
shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.” “Einstein, stop telling God what to do!” “Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself
its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.”
Niels Bohr Quotes
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