Niels Bohr and the Quantum Atom is the first book that focuses in detail on the birth and development of Bohr's atomic theory and gives a comprehensive picture of it. At the same time it offers new insight into Bohr's peculiar way of thinking, what Einstein once called his 'unique instinct and tact'. Contrary to most other accounts of the Bohr atom, the book presents it in a broader perspective which includes the reception among other scientists and the criticism launched against it by scientists of a more conservative inclination. Moreover, it discusses the theory as Bohr originally conceived it, namely, as an ambitious theory covering the structure of atoms as well as molecules. By discussing the theory in its entirety it becomes possible to understand why it developed as it did and thereby to use it as an example of the dynamics of scientific theories.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780199654987
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114056129
Product Key Features
Book Title
Niels Bohr and the Quantum Atom: the Bohr Model of Atomic Structure 1913-1925
Author
Helge Kragh
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Chemistry, Physics
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
248mm
Item Width
177mm
Item Weight
858g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Helge Kragh
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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