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Niels Henrik David Bohr was born on 7 October 1885 by Christian and Ellen Bohr in Copenhagen, Denmark. -
Bohr completed his undergraduate in 1907 at the University of Copenhagen.
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Bohr completed his master's degree in Mathematics in April of 1909 at the University of Copenhagen.
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Bohr completed his Ph.D. in 1911 at the University of Copenhagen with a thesis based on the study of the Lorentz-Drude electron theory of metals.
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Bohr married Margrethe Norlund on 1 August 1912 and later had six children throughout their 50-year marriage. -
In 1917, Bohr worked as the Director to 1921 in an effort to finally inaugurate the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University which led to becoming a meeting place for physicists from around the world to visit and collaborate on their works.
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In 1922, Bohr received the Nobel Prize in Physics for creating a model of atomic structure.
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In 1936, Bohr developed the liquid droplet theory, which said that a liquid drop could give an accurate representation of an atom's nucleus.
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Niels Bohr died at the age of 77 on 18 November 1962. -
In 1965, the Institute of Theoretical Physics was renamed the Niels Bohr Institute. -
The YouTube link provided, https://youtu.be/do3r1dKEogA, shows an animated video about the biography of Niels Bohr.
