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Proposition of Theory of Hydrogen Atom
In 1913, Neils Bohr proposed a theory for the structure of the hydrogen atom. He proposed that electrons should move around the nucleus but only in certain orbits. He theorized that when jumping from one orbit to a lower energy orbit light is produced, which produced the explanation of why atoms emit light in fixed wavelengths. -
1922 Nobel Prize (Periodic Table of Elements)
In 1922, Neils Bohr arrangend the periodic table of elements according to the number of electrons in orbit according to their atomic model. This model predicted the 72nd element, and as it was predicted was discovered. Hafnium was named after Copenhagen in his honor. The prediction and discovery of Hafnium further proved Neils Bohr's model of the periodic table of elements put forth nearly a century earlier by a Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. -
Splitting the Atom
At the beginning of 1938 scientists from Germany discovered that bombarding the uranium with neutrons can split the atom of uranium in half. This discovery led which ultimately led to the creation of the atomic bomb. Bohr's Compound Theory was discovered to be the explanation of this phenomena. In 1939, at the peak of the race to understand and define Nuclear Fission, he led pathbreaking research. -
The Creation of the Atomic Bomb
In 1943, after escaping both Sweden and London with his son, Bohr willingly joined the Manhattan Project, a project which is credited with the creation of the atomic bomb. With scientists such as Einstein and Oppenheimer, the Atomic Bomb was first created. He is credited with the creation of the initiator for the plutonium bomb.
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