Scientists in Chemistry By Windykay Oct 7, 1885 Niels Bohr born in Copenhagen, Denmark Aug 12, 1887 Erwin Schrodinger born in Vienna, Austria Sep 16, 1909 Bohr received Masters in Physics Sep 16, 1910 Schrodinger received Ph.D. in Physics Sep 16, 1911 Bohr received Ph.D. in Physics Sep 16, 1914 Schrodinger was drafted into WWI Sep 16, 1920 Bohr founded Copenhagen's Institute of Theoretical Physics Sep 16, 1922 Bohr received Nobel Prize in Physics for Atomic Structure Sep 16, 1930 Bohr researched Nuclear Fission Sep 16, 1933 Schodinger received Nobel Prize in Physics (wave equation for electron movement) In 1933, Schrodinger was the Nobel Prize in Physics for the wave equation for electron movement. An electron in an atom would move as a wave. Jan 4, 1961 Schrodinger died in hometown Vienna, Austria Nov 18, 1962 Bohr died