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Early Life of Niels
Niels Bohr, born October 7th, 1885 to a professor in physiology at the University of Copenhagen, followed his father footsteps enrolling into the University of Copenhagen himself in 1903. While attending, Niels studied physics and went on to obtain his doctorate in the subject were he gradated with his own written and researched paper of the electron theory of metals(1). -
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The theory that changed the world
In 1913, 2 years after receiving his doctorate, Niels Bohr proposed a theory for the hydrogen atom. This theory stated that electrons "move around an atoms nucleus in prescribed orbits, and if the electrons jump to a lower-energy orbit, the difference is sent out as radiation." This same year, after having studied this radioactive phenomenon and the absorption of alpha rays, Bohr succeeded in working out and presenting a picture of the atomic structure. -
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The theory that changed the world Pt. 2
In 1916, Niels Bohr became and accepted the position Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Copenhagen (which he remained until his death in 1962). During his time teaching, he received the Noble Prize award for his work on the structure of Atoms (1922)(2). Bohr continued his research on atoms and their reactions, and in 1936 was able to identify and point out nuclear processes and interactions as well as the strength of the interactions within atoms. -
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Contributions during the war
During World War 2, Bohr was able to flee Denmark and spent the last two years of the war in England and eventually America, where he was convinced to join the Atomic Energy Project in 1943 (3). Niels and his then 21 year old son spent weeks in Los Alamos, New Mexico where they worked on and developed the atomic bomb. It is also said he contributed to the design of the plutonium bomb initiator during this time as well. -
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All is not fair in love, and especially war
Niels had been afraid Germany could also be working on similar projects of the atomic bomb and quickly changed his views on the reactions and interactions of his discoveries that lead to his contributions during the war. He was not allowed to return home from the Atomic Energy Project until the atomic bomb he had helped created had been dropped on Japan in August 1945. -
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A change of ways
Niels Bohr spent his later years devoting his works to the dissolution of political issues from the production and development of nuclear weapons amongst the nations of the world, as well as the peaceful use of atomic physics (2). He addressed all of these issues in his letter he wrote to the United Nations June 9th, 1950. He continued to teach Theoretical Physics at the University of Copenhagen until his death on November 18th, 1962. -
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Brief Videos !
Short video explaining the Bohr Atom
https://youtu.be/GhAn8xZQ-d8 Brief Biography of Niels Bohr
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