When the average non-scientist thinks of an atom, chances are they envision some popularized version of the classic, much-maligned Bohr model of the atom. That's the one where electrons move about ...

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Typical textbook model of an atom Look in an intro, non-science majors textbook and you will probably see a picture like this of the atom. This model has some good ideas in it, but overall it has ...

Bohr’s Model of an Atom: Danish Physicist Niels Bohr received his Ph.D. from the University of Copenhagen in 1911. In 1922, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the atom’s ...

The 'plum pudding' model of the atom was proposed by JJ Thomson, who had also discovered the electron. The 'plum pudding' model of the atom was proposed by JJ Thomson, who had also discovered the ...