1. In 1913, Niels Bohr proposed an atomic model of the hydrogen atom in which the electron orbits the nucleus in fixed, quantized energy levels.
2. Bohr's model explained the empirical formulas discovered by Balmer and Rydberg for the emission spectrum of hydrogen. It predicted that only certain orbital radii and electron energies were allowed.
3. Bohr's model resolved issues with the classical model, which predicted electrons would radiate energy and spiral into the nucleus. By quantizing angular momentum, Bohr was able to explain the stability of atoms.