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Bohr enrolled in Copenhagen University in 1903, where he studied physics and got his Physics degree in 1909; his Doctorate in 1911. During this time, he won a gold medal for his studies with surface tension.
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In 1913, Neils studied and experimented with radioactive alpha rays and their absorption. This study of his was published in a magazine titled Philosophical Magazine. Afterward, he moved on to study atomic structure based on Rutherford's discovery of the atomic nucleus.
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After studying Planck's established Quantum Theory, and later on with the help of Heisenberg's ideas in 1925, the newfound atomic structure had been created! He won a Nobel Prize in 1922. -
World War II broke out. Bohr worked to help scientists escape Hitler's reign. He did resistance work in Denmark. In September 1943 after arriving in Sweden, he nearly was arrested by Nazis. Niels also helped to negotiate haven for Jewish fugitives. Then, he spent the leftover wartime overseeing the Manhattan Project.
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At the end of his days, Bohr had a long-lasting relationship with his wife Margrethe Norlund. They had six sons together; unfortunately, two had passed. The surviving men had eminent careers, such as lawyers, physicists, and chemical engineers. Bohr became the president of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and became a part of royal institution academies in twenty-plus countries/states. Additionally, he was a doctor at thirty-plus universities/institutes.
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