Niels Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom—first published 100 years ago and commemorated in a special issue of Nature—is simple, elegant, revolutionary, and wrong. Well, "wrong" isn't exactly ...

Niels Bohr was one of the foremost scientists of modern physics, best known for his substantial contributions to quantum theory and his Nobel Prize-winning research on the structure of atoms. Born in ...

A nearly 400 year-old formula for pi has been spotted in a quantum-mechanics formula for the energy states of the hydrogen atom, according to researchers in the US. Derived by English mathematician ...

One hundred years ago, Niels Bohr developed the Bohr model of the atom, where electrons go around a nucleus at the centre like planets in the Solar System. The model and its implications brought a lot ...

Bohr’s atomic model was utterly revolutionary when it was presented in 1913 but, although it is still taught in schools, it became obsolete decades ago. However, its creator also developed a much ...

Picture an atom, and you may imagine spherical electrons orbiting a nucleus packed with particles like neutrons. Only certain orbits - quantum levels - are possible. It's a simplistic model, yet ...

To mark the 127th birthday of physicist Niels Bohr, Google has created a doodle to showcase his contributions to science and features his Bohr atomic model. 6. In 1922 he was awarded the Nobel Prize ...

The name Niels Bohr may take you back to high school chemistry class, but an event tonight (June 3) promises to take people beyond textbooks, for a behind-the-scenes look at the pioneering scientist.

Danish physicist and Nobel Laureate Niels Henrik David Bohr's atomic model, popularly called the Bohr's Atomic Model, is search engine major Google's new doodle. The doodle marks Bohr's 127th birth ...

Vilhelm Bohr will speak in Waterloo, Ontario, on Wednesday evening about his grandfather's legacy as one of the greatest minds in history. Watch live at 7 p.m. You can save this article by registering ...