For what discovery was Willis Lamb awarded the Nobel Prize?
Discovery of radio waves
Discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum
Invention of transistor
Discovery of electron
Answer
Willis Lamb was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum. Lamb found that the spectral lines of hydrogen are not exactly at the frequencies predicted by the Bohr model of the atom. This discovery showed that the electron in the hydrogen atom does not move in a simple orbit, as the Bohr model assumed.
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