Citation:
Lerner KL. The Bohr Model of the Atom. (Preprint) Originally published in World of Chemistry. Thomson | Gale. 2000. Updated and republished as part of a series of essays in Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, eds. Scientific Thought, Cengage Gale. 2010.
Abstract:
The Bohr model of atomic structure was developed by Danish physicist and Nobel laureate Niels Bohr (1885-1962). Published in 1913, Bohr's model improved the classical atomic models of physicists J. J. Thomson and Ernest Rutherford by incorporating quantum theory. While working on his doctoral dissertation at Copenhagen University, Bohr studied physicist Max Planck's quantum theory of radiation. After graduation, Bohr worked in England with Thomson and subsequently with Rutherford. During this time Bohr developed his model of atomic structure. (more)