Articles related to "Niels Bohr"



Niels Bohr, Physicist
Brief biography and philosophy of Niels Bohr, famous for the atomic structure model, the foundation of quantum mechanics.
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Niels Bohr - Danish Physicist Extraordinaire
Niels Bohr proposed a quantum structure for the atom, won a Nobel prize for physics, and worked on the Manhattan.
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Bohr's Model of the Atom
The Bohr model of the atom was a major leap forward in our understanding of atomic structure and quantum mechanics, but it was not the final answer.
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Dr. Lise Meitner, Physicist
Dr. Lise Meitner discovered and named the process of nuclear fission, refusing to let tradition, politics, rivalries, or even Hitler stand in the way of science.
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Defining Quantum Mechanics
Quantum physics is recognized by many as one of the most difficult concepts in science. While this is surely true, it is not entirely beyond the grasp of the layman.
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Lise Meitner - Nuclear Physicist Extraordinaire
Lise Meitner provided the first practical explanation of nuclear fission. She was denied a Nobel Prize, but she was well regarded by her peers at a time when women were not well regarded at all.
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Linus Pauling Double Nobel Prize Winner
Linus Pauling was a genius who described the chemical bond, protein structure and the benefits of Vitamin C and became the only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes.
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The Periodic Table by E.R.Scerri
The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance is a new, readable book on the history and philosophy of the system of elements from UCLA lecturer Eric Scerri.
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Atoms - The Smallest Part of All Elements
They are as small as one-Angstrom diameter hydrogen, or as large as the heavyweight uranium atom, which is 238 x heavier than hydrogen.They are the stuff of life - atoms
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Early Theories of Atomic Structure
J. J. Thomson and Ernest Rutherford pioneered studies of atomic structure, but their early models of the structure of the atom had serious flaws.
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First Baron Ernest Rutherford Brief Biography
Brief biography of scientist Baron Ernest Rutherford whose work formed the basis of nuclear physics, best known for atom planetary model and atomic nucleus discovery.
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Measurement in Quantum Physics
In quantum physics, the taking of a measurement is no simple act, having profound implications for the nature of reality.
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On Predicting Presidential Elections
Be advised. Take predictions of presidential election results with a large grain of salt.
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Scientist Werner Heisenberg
Werner Karl Heisenberg's brief bio. He laid the foundations of Quantum Mechanics, and formulated the 'Uncertainty Principle' and 'Matrix Mechanics.'
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Spectroscopy and Atomic Structure
Bohr's atomic model explains how electrons jumping between orbits in atoms cause emission and absorption line spectra and why each element has its own spectral signature.
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The Atomic Bomb and its Beginnings
Tracing the process that transpired in the invention of the Atomic Bomb, the "Project Manhattan."
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The Parallel Universe
Having rejected the idea for years, some scientists are now saying "yes" to the theory of infinite parallel worlds.
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When Thoughts Affect Reality
The Law of Attraction has become enormously popular since the movie The Secret came out. Do thoughts and feelings really create reality or is this magical thinking?
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Making The Atomic Bomb
The development, test, and use of the first atomic bomb by the United States during World War II.
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Science and Energy Museum Rocks
The American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge,Tennessee, is a storehouse of knowledge about the city's secret history, along with the science of power and energy
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Steven Weinberg - Unifying the Forces
Steven Weinberg shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1979 by demonstrating a unification of the weak and electromagnetic forces between elementary particles.
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The Case for Web Based Applications-Part III
Classical economists, all the way back to Adam Smith and his pin factory, have talked about moving work to where it can be done best. The internet opens up many more ways for work to find the most the most efficient producer.
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Theory of Theodor Kaluza and Oskar Klein
Brief biographies and work of physicists Theodor Kaluza and Oskar Klein, who conceived the idea of the higher level fifth-dimension of unifying forces.
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Timeline (Book Review)
Michael Crichton's new time travel thriller takes readers on a roller coaster ride through the fields of medieval France, with a pinch quantum mechanics and a megalomaniacal CEO thrown in for good measure.
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Louis de Broglie, Physicist
Brief biography of Louis de Broglie who discovered the wave nature of electrons that established the wave-particle dualism.
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Top Ten Universities in the United Kingdom
British universities are facing up to the challenges posed by universities in Asia and the Americas, with five higher education institutions in the global top ten.
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Scientist Linus Pauling Biography
Brief biography of chemist Linus Pauling, so far the only Nobel laureate of two unshared Nobel Prizes, Chemistry and Peace, and known for The Nature of the Chemical Bond.
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