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Niels Bohr | 7OCT1885 - 18NOV1962 (77 Years)
Niels Bohr was born in Copenhagen, Denmark -
Attended Copenhagen University
Niels Bohr originally started his undergraduate degree at the University of Copenhagen in the field of Philosophy and Mathematics. He later decided to switch his degree to Physics in early 1905, after writing an essay on surface tension. -
Completed His Doctorate
After sometime, Niels Bohr completed his doctorate under a physicist by the name of Christian Christiansen. After this, he relocated to England to study and conduct experiments at Trinity College, Cambridge. -
Niel Bohr's Family
Once Niel had returned to Manchester, he had taken a job at the University of Copenhagen as the Assistant Professor. During this time he met his wife Margrethe Norlun and had 6 children. -
The Bohr Model
Bohr had developed and published his own model of the Atomic Structure. This model shows that at the center of the atomic structure you have a positive nucleus that has all these negative electrons that have orbits making the atom positive or negatively charge. This proved that electromagnetic forces were providing the pull-push sensation rather than gravity itself. Watch how Bohr's Model came to be! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhAn8xZQ-d8 -
Institute of Theoretical Physics
Niel Bohr had an institute created for him in 1921 where he was appointed head of the Copenhagen Institute of Theoretical Physics which he held until he passed away. -
Nobel Prize in Physics
Niel went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922 for his work on the Bohr model and investigation of the structure of atoms and how energy dissipates from them. -
Contributions to Science
Niel Bohr's Model on the atomic structure goes with out saying the impact on science. It is primarily used in everything from chemistry to physics. Additionally, his work in the nuclear field, helping establish the IAEE as well as working on the Manhattan Project. Niel Bohr's contributions are endless and are hard to sum up in one timeline. His model, however is the basis of it all that has allowed for discovery of new elements and a better understanding of how the periodic elements work. -
Bohr's Major Works
Here is a list of some his Major works.
- Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge
- On the Quantum Theory of Line-Spectra
- Volume I - Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature
