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Atomic Structure
Niels Bohr is most commonly known for his structure of the atomic model, this was came to be known as "The Bohr Model". "The Bohr model shows the atom as a small, positively charged nucleus surrounded by orbiting electrons. Bohr was the first to discover that electrons travel in separate orbits around the nucleus and that the number of electrons in the outer orbit determines the properties of an element. -
Liquid Droplet Theory
Niels Bohr was a strong contributor to the development of the atomic bomb, even though Bohr was a strong peaceful advocate of atomic physics. This was caused by his Liquid Droplet Theory which helped scientist understand nuclear fission and splitting uranium atoms. The liquid drop is a strong representation of what an atom's nucleus looks like. -
Quantum Theory
This breakthrough in science is what brought us to realize that light could be seen as both a particle and a wave, though not at the same time. Bohr's concept of complementarity asserted that physical properties on an atomic level would be viewed differently depending on experimental parameters. -
Atoms for Peace Award
In 1952 Niels Bohr was one of the founding fathers of a Theoretical Physics group called CERN. To this end, CERN-TH aims primarily to foster fundamental research in all fields of direct relevance for High Energy Physics, including cosmology, high-energy astrophysics, field and string theory[1]. Also, in 1954 Niels Bohr put together the Atoms for peace conference in 1955. All of this resulting in him being awarded the Atoms for Peace Award in 1957[2]. -
