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Niels Henrik David Bohr
From Denmark, was born in Copenhagen on October 7, 1885.
His father was a professor of physiology at Copenhagen University, and his mother came from a family of well known educators. Niels had been exposed to math and sciences from a young age, which fostered a passion for science throughout his life. He attended Copenhagen University where he earned his master’s degree in 1909 and his doctorate in 1911, both in physics. -
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Niels Henrik David Bohr
Born in Copenhagen on October 7, 1885 and died on November 18, 1962, in Copenhagen after having a stroke. -
Transactions of Royal Society
While at the university as a student he won a gold medal in a science competition. This was his first venture into theoretical and experimental investigation. His work was published in 1908 in the Transactions of Royal Society. -
Ernest Rutherford's lab
Bohr worked in Ernest Rutherford’s Manchester laboratory studying radioactive phenomena using concepts from quantum theory. Building from Rutherford’s discovery of the atomic nucleus he developed a depiction of atomic structure that explains physical and chemical properties of the elements. His work was published in the Philosophical Magazine in 1913. -
Nobel Prize
For his work on atomic structures he received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1922. From his research he theorized that atoms generate electromagnetic radiation because the electrons are moving around to different orbit levels. -
New Principle in Quantum Mechanics
Bohr’s new quantum mechanics principle emphasized how experimental parameters could change the way physical properties on an atomic level are seen. This is an explanation to why light can be seen as a and a wave. He presented this at a conference in Italy in 1927. -
CERN
He helped establish the European particle physics research facility, CERN, in 1954.
