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- Never has a man influenced physics so profoundly as Niels Bohr in the early 1900’s.
- Going back to this time period, little was known about atomic structure; Bohr set out
- To end the obscurity of physics. However, things didn’t come easy for Bohr. He had to
- Give up most of his life for physics and research of many hypothesis. But, this is why
- You and I have even heard of the quantum theory and atomic structures. Bohr came
- Up with his quantum theory while studying at Cambridge. Bohr was a sceptic and he
- never truly believed in Max Planck’s old quantum theory. He put forth the idea that,
- going from one high-energy orbit to a lower one, an electron could, in fact, be trying
- to emit a quantum of discrete energy. Bohr was critized for this idea, but he didn’t
- let up. Soon after, Bohr said his famed quote, ‘’If quantum mechanics hasn’t shocked
- you, you haven’t understood it yet.’’ This quote is extremely famous and has gone
- down as the motto for quantum physicist’s around the world. Understandably, Bohr
- never won a Nobel price outside of physics (of which he only won one). Bohr’s still
- going strong with his theories on atomic structure; he allowed for 100’s of scientists
- to fully experiment with the cell and its many components. Bohr was largely on the
- run from the Nazi’s when he came up with this discovery, which is amazing because
- around this time, Bohr’s home country of Denmark was invaded by the Nazi’s. Bohr
- and Ernest Rutherford are given credit, but it is believed that Rutherford decided to
- desert Bohr in the middle of their work. Rutherford once, quite famously said that
- you should never bet against the wonders of science. Niels Bohr’s famous career
- never really kicked off until he was forty years old. Most other major scientists were
- going all on to improve and update the atomic theory. Although scientists clearly want
- to improve on Bohr’s theory, many famous physicists come out publicly and openly
- say that Bohr’s ideas will never be improved upon, todays society cannot say
- goodbye to an opportunity to improve our understanding of the sciences. If Bohr
- never had silenced his critics, we would still be following Planck’s theories, and
- going on incomplete information. Bohr’s later life was all occupied when he decided
- to go back to Denmark and head the royal Danish academy. His main goal was to
- tell the world of the greatness of the Danish sciences and most likely educate
- a new crop of scientists for years to come. There is controversy surrounding Bohr’s
- lie during his stint in the Manhattan project. Though he claimed to be anti-violence
- and a peace-seeker, Bohr engineered on the Manhattan project. Though he didn’t
- hurt anyone directly, thousands of people died. Niels Bohr opened many doors for
- you and I in the physics world, he will go down as one of the greatest Physicists.
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