Quantum leaps: how Niels Bohr’s idea changed the world
This is the second in a series of articles exploring the birth of quantum physics. Word quantum is everywhere, and with it the term quantum leaps. Last week we discussed Max Planck’s pioneering idea that atoms could emit and absorb energy in discrete amounts, always multiples of the same amount. These small pieces of radiation …
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