Book ID: CBB001251191

Niels Bohr and the Quantum Atom: The Bohr Model of Atomic Structure, 1913--1925 (2012)

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Kragh, Helge S. (Author)


Oxford University Press


Publication Date: 2012
Physical Details: vi + 410 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

Niels Bohr and the Quantum Atom is the first book that focuses in detail on the birth and development of Bohr's atomic theory and gives a comprehensive picture of it. At the same time it offers new insight into Bohr's peculiar way of thinking, what Einstein once called his 'unique instinct and tact'. Contrary to most other accounts of the Bohr atom, the book presents it in a broader perspective which includes the reception among other scientists and the criticism launched against it by scientists of a more conservative inclination. Moreover, it discusses the theory as Bohr originally conceived it, namely, as an ambitious theory covering the structure of atoms as well as molecules. By discussing the theory in its entirety it becomes possible to understand why it developed as it did and thereby to use it as an example of the dynamics of scientific theories.

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Authors & Contributors
Kragh, Helge S.
Eckert, Michael
Aaserud, Finn
Wang, Lei
Farouki, Nayla
Alain Ulazia
Concepts
Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics
Physics
Atomic structure
Quantum mechanics
Models and modeling in science
Controversies and disputes
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
Places
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Japan
Germany
China
Great Britain
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