Nearly a century after Danish physicist Niels Bohr offered his planet-like model of the hydrogen atom, physicists have created giant, millimeter-sized atoms that resemble it more closely than any ...

Sociological studies of scientists in general — and physicists in particular — started about a century ago. The United States woke up to the potential benefits of “pure” scientists (as opposed to ...

Niels Bohr was born and educated in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived, worked, and died there, too. But his mark on science and history was worldwide. His professional work and personal convictions were ...

NMAH copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. This comprehensive scientific history presents for the first time a detailed and comprehensive study of the Bohr atom in all its ...

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Experience teaches humility. True expertise is built on mistakes and lessons learned. Niels Bohr, a renowned physicist, ...