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Niels Bohr is Born
Born into a Copenhagen family. -
Gold Award
Bohr started studying the experimental and theoretical investigation of the surface tension by means of oscillating fluid jets. This study led him to receive the gold medal award. -
Radioactive studies
He started exploring the radioactive phenomena. He studied the absorption of alpha rays and then would move on to studying the structure of atoms. He was able to show the electron was able to occupy certain orbits around the nucleus of the atom. This model was used in quantum theory and was used to explain the spectral lines of hydrogen. -
Work by Niels Bohr
Listed below are the 2 main works created by Bohr.
Bohr, N. (2014). The Theory of Spectra and Atomic Constitution: Three Essays. Project Gutenberg.
Bohr, N. (2014). On the Quantum Theory of Line-Spectra, Part 1 and 2. Project Gutenberg. -
Nobel Prize
Bohr receives the Nobel Prize for his work on the structure of atoms. This model would help other physics in discovering the element hafnium. -
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After the Prize
Bohr continues studying the atom, though he now focused on the nuclei and the transmutation of it. He would also look unto quantum physics by developing the concept of complementarity. This concept would be able to show how the changes in physics have affected our scientific outlook and how these touch the human domain of life. -
War and After
Bohr would escape to America during WWII, where he would become a part of the Atomic Energy Project. Bohr made contributions to the initiator of the Plutonium bomb.
Bohr would later want to avoid a post war nuclear arms race. He would later work with the political problems that arose from the development of atomic weapons. He set out on a mission to inform allies of his concerns. -
Return to Copenhagen
Bohr returned to Denmark where he established a new research facility. He also attempted to introduce Denmark to Nuclear power. -
Death of Niels Bohr
Bohr passed away in Copenhagen at the age of 77. -
Works Cited
Aaserud, Finn. "Niels Bohr". Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Feb. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Niels-Bohr. Accessed 24 March 2023. Niels Bohr – Facts. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Thu. 23 Mar 2023. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1922/bohr/facts/