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Niels Bohr (October 7, 1885-November 18, 1962)

  • Niels Bohr Family

    Niels Bohr Family
    Niels Bohr was born on October 7, 1885. Son of father Christian Bohr and Mother, EllenAdler Bohr. He had a sister and a brother name Harald Bohr and Jennifer Bohr.
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    Education in Physics

    Bohr started school at Gammelholm Latin School which led him to Copenhagen University in 1903, majoring in physics.
    In 1909, Boh earned his Masters Degree in Physics then later, in 1911, completing his PhD in physics in the University of Copenhagen. " His doctoral dissertation was on the electron theory of metals" (thefamouspeople.com point.3)
  • Bohr's atomic model

    Bohr's atomic model
    Bohr atomic model, description of the structure of atoms, especially that of hydrogen, proposed (1913) by the Danish physicist Niels Bohr. (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Bohr-atomic-model)
  • Bohr's Model of an Atom (Video)

  • New professorship

    New professorship
    In 1916, Bohr was offered a professorship at the University of Copenhagen dedicated to theoretical physics.
  • Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prize
    The Nobel Prize in Physics 1922 was awarded to Niels Henrik David Bohr "for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them." (The Nobel Prize in Physics 1922. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2019. Sun. 24 Feb 2019. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1922/summary/)
  • Bohr's death.

    Bohr's death.
    Bohr passed away on November 18, 1962 in Carlsberg, Copenhagen, Denmark due to a stroke. His legacy will never be forgotten.