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Bohr

Bohr

12 7.3
A Danish physicist known for his model of the atom and work on quantum theory
  • proper noun
  • /bɔr/
translation icon : Niels Bohr
  • Wheeler spent an impressionable year at Bohr's Copenhagen institute and became his lifelong collaborator.
  • Niels Bohr
  • Bohr radius
  • Bohr's theory

Here's what Bohr, I think, thought was going on.

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Examples

  • Copenhagen Interpretation was founded by Niels Bohr, and he had a sort of idiosyncratic view of how one should view quantum theory.

  • The aim of such an institute, to be headed by Bohr, would be to promote Bohrian philosophy.

    Academic text (1998)
  • OK, this is the Bohr model, Bohr model of the atom.

  • Bohr participated in the construction of the atom bomb and thought it would promote peace.

  • You know that everybody knows that famous Niels Bohr's statement.

  • Instead, they argued that the result supported the more controversial assumptions of Bohr's theory.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Linda Nagata's first novel, The Bohr Maker, won the 1996 Locus Award for Best First Novel.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • You know, that reminds me of a great quote by the physicist Niels Bohr, who chastised one of his colleagues.

  • Niels Bohr made significant contributions to our understanding of atomic structure.

  • The Niels Bohr Institute specializes in research related to quantum physics.

Synonyms

Niels Bohr
vsBohr
4.6

A Danish scientist who studied atoms and helped create quantum theory

is the shorter surname form used in brief or informal references

Compounds

Bohr theory
  • Specialized
7.8

A theory saying electrons orbit the nucleus in fixed energy levels and give off light when they change energy

Surface Forms

Bohr main

Etymology

Bohr is the family name of the Danish physicist Niels Bohr, who helped us understand the atom. Many scientific ideas are named after him, like the Bohr model and the Bohr radius, so the name now often stands for his work on atoms.