Niels bohr

Niels Bohr

By Penny_Hoke

  • Niels Bohr was born

    Niels Bohr was born
    Niels Henrick Bohr was born in Copenhagen.

  • Graduated College

    Graduated College
    Earned his doctorate in Physics from Copenhagen University.

  • The Institute of Theoretical Physics

    The Institute of Theoretical Physics
    Niels Bohr founded the institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Copenhagen, now known as The Niels Bohr institute.

  • Nobel Prize Winner

    Nobel Prize Winner
    Bohr explained what happens inside an atom and developed a picture of atomic structure, this work earned him a Nobel Prize of his own.
    Explaining what the Bohr model is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1LDJUu4nko

  • Liquid Drop Model

    Liquid Drop Model
    Niels Bohr and John Archibald Wheeler cooperated to produce the liquid-drop model. This model pictured the nucleus as a rotating drop of incompressible liquid held together by surface tension.
    Explaining Liquid Drop Model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdakZV0Mat8

  • Escaping The Nazi's

    Escaping The Nazi's
    Niels Bohr received a tip-off that the Nazis intended to arrest him. The Bohr family fled in fishing boats across the short stretch of water separating Denmark from Sweden.

  • The Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan Project
    Niels Bohr and one of his sons worked in secret in America on the atomic bomb projects under the names Nicholas and James Baker.

  • Niels Bohr's Passing

    Niels Bohr's Passing
    Bohr died in his home at the age of 77 in Copenhagen due to sudden heart failure.