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Niels Henrik David Bohr was born in Copenhagen. He was a Danish physicist known for his theory of the structure of an atom, and his contribution to quantum theory.
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Bohr enrolled in the University of Copenhagen where he studied physics. He received his doctorate in 1911 with a dissertation on the electron theory of metals.
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Bohr published articles in The Philosophical Magazine on how electrons can jump from one energy orbit to another by emitting or absorbing energy.
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Bohr asked the University of Copenhagen to establish an institute for theoretical physics, a place where young physicists could propose and study new theoretical ideas.
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Bohr won a Nobel prize on the work of the atomic structure, most importantly the hydrogen atom. Later, the discovery of atomic number 72 hafnium proved Bohr's theory on the behavior of the atom.
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Bohr formulated the fundamental uncertainty principal with physicist and assistant Werner Heisenberg. What they developed together, came to be known as the Copenhagen Interpretation, which states that light could sometimes act as waves or particles depending on the observation. Einstein disregarded this theory with his famous quote, "God does not play dice."
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Bohr died at his home in Copenhagen at the age of 77. After his death, The Institute for Theoretical Physics was officially renamed to the Niels Bohr Institute.
