A selected bibliography of publications by, and about, niels bohr. Thomson and at manchester under lord ernest rutherford. He worked also in a project of physicists known as manhattan project. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of. Niels henrik david bohr october 7, 1885 november 18, 1962 was a danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the nobel prize in physics in 1922. Isbn 9780918024541 9780918024541 softcover, ox bow press, 1995 politics, popularization and people. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research. This book offers a discussion of niels bohrs conception of complementarity. Niels bohr and complementarity an introduction arkady plotnitsky. In 1941 the german physicist werner heisenberg made a strange trip to copenhagen to see his danish counterpart, niels bohr. Twentyfirst century perspectives examines the philosophical views, influences and. Niels bohr, although deceased, is a world renowned scientist congratulated for his huge contribution to the atomic structure and being an asset of the group in which developed the quantum. The danish physicist niels bohr, who first presented this model of the atom, based it on 3 fundamental postulates. In 1916, bohr became professor of theoretical physics at the.
By tracing bohrs work from his 19 atomic theory to the introduction and. Bohrs model o atomic structur the electrons orbital angular momentum is quantifeed. This work is very much in the pop science vein, intended for a general audience. Niels bohr the niels bohr institute at the university of copenhagen. When bohr first met her, he was in his midtwenties and already seemed destined for great things. Niels bohrs generalization of classical mechanics peter bokulich. The holder, birkhauser verlag, has graciously given permission for this article to be accessed on the niels bohr archive website as a pdf file here in a. Niels bohrs argument for the irreducibility of biology to physics. On their engagement, his brother harald later an outstanding mathematician asked her if she shared the bohr familys view that niels was the greatest and wisest human being we have known. Plotnitsky, niels bohr and complementarity, springerbriefs in physics. Copenhagen, 18 november 1962, atomic and nuclear physics, epistemology, a tradition common to many pioneers in science has been the combination of achievement in actual discovery of natural laws with philosophical reflection on the nature of scientific thinking and the foundations of scientific truth. Release of documents relating to 1941 bohrheisenberg meeting.
Niels bohr and the formalism of quantum mechanics dennis dieks history and philosophy of science utrecht university d. List of books and articles about niels bohr online. The redirection of the niels bohr institute in the. Niels bohr licenciouse em 1911 e trabalhou com joseph john thomson e ernest rutherford na inglaterra. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research bohr developed the bohr model of the atom, in which he proposed. Bohr was awarded the nobel prize in 1922 for, in short, discovering the quantization of atomic energy levels. Essays 19581962 on atomic physics and human knowledge. The project gutenberg ebook of the theory of spectra and atomic constitution, by niels niels henrik david bohr this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Niels henrik david bohr october 7, 1885 november 18, 1962 was a danish physicist. The family of niels bohr has decided to release all documents deposited at the niels bohr archive, either written or dictated by niels bohr, pertaining specifically to the meeting between bohr and heisenberg in september 1941. Niels bohr 7 october 1885 18 november 1962 was a danish physicist who helped discover quantum physics, the structure of the atom, and the atomic bomb. Winning many awards, bohr has been described as the father of physics by many in the scientific community. A booklet on the occasion of the world year of physics. Niels bohr simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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