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Quantum Analysis of Rutherford Atom

Denmark · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1912

Niels Henrik David Bohr1912

Manchester · Science / Physics

Begins applying quantum concepts to Rutherford's nuclear atom after recognising that a classical electron orbiting a nucleus would be unstable.

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Niels Henrik David Bohr

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