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Birth
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Published in the journal Philosophical Transactions
For his investigation into the measurements of liquid surface tension using oscillating fluid jets. Bohr went above and beyond the current theory of liquid surface tension by taking into account the viscosity of the water along with other observations. He improved upon these ideas and then sent them to the Royal Society in London, who then published them in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. -
Masters in Physics
Copenhagen University -
Doctorate
From Copenhagen University, thesis written on electronic theory of metals -
Studying properties of the atom
Bohr was working for J.J. Thompson in England when he was introduced to Ernest Rutherford, whose discovery of the nucleus and development of an atomic model had earned him a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908. Under Rutherford's tutoring, Bohr began studying the properties of atoms. -
Published in Pilosophical Magazine
theoretical piece of work on the absorption of alpha rays which was published in the Philosophical Magazine -
Professor of Theoretical Physics
for Copenhagen University -
Head of Institute
Head of the Institute for Theoretical Physics, established for him at Copenhagen -
Nobel Prize
Niels Bohr received the Nobel Prize for his work on the atomic structure, and the light emanating from it. This work made him the father of quantum mechanics. He was considered one of the giants in twentieth century physics. From his work, he gave the world, information on trying to figure out how the universe works, from the atomic level. -
Solvay Conference
Traveled to Brussels for the Conference to participate in the main subject, which was the premature quantum theory. -
Study published
“The atomic theory and the description of phenomena” published -
Nazi invasion of Denmark
Bohr and Heisenberg met in Copenhagen to warn Bohr of the Nazi invasion, and express concern for Bohr who was Jewish. Bohr did not understand the position Heisenberg stood as to why he was assisting Hitler in the creation of the atomic bomb, or any of the other German physicists in favor of the production -
Manhattan Project
With the Nazi Invasion on his heels, Niels Bohr fled to the United States, Los Alamos, New Mexico, to assist the American effort on creating the atomic bomb first, before Hitler did. He ended up leaving the project, claiming his assistance wasn't needed, but Richard Oppenheimer stated otherwise, and gave credit to his technical contributions. -
Teaching at Princeton
Taught at Princeton University, on the promotion of the peaceful aspects of atomic energy. -
Open Letter to the United Nations
In particular, he advocated a development towards full openness between nations on the peaceful application of atomic physics. -
Famous thesis published
Bohr's famous thesis “Atomic theory and human knowledge" was published. This thesis expanded on the new physics, and its underlying epistemology, to investigate into the nature of biology, anthropology, and philosophy. Within the thesis, Bohr explores the possibilities, and limitations, of human thought in a variety of those fields. -
Died
In Copenhagen -
Ranamed the Institute of Theoretical Physics
Renamed the Institute of Physics, to Niels Bohr Institute three years after Niels Bohr passed away. -
Bohrium element 107
First produced in 1976 by scientists working at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Russia. Then later confirmed in 1981 by Peter Armbruster. Named Bohrium in honor of Niels Bohr. It is classified as a transition metal, and is solid at room temperature. -
Asteroid #3948
Discovered by Poul Jensen, Asteroid 3948 is a small main belt asteroid, named after the physicist Niels Bohr. -
Citations for timeline
"Niels Bohr." Famous Scientists. famousscientists.org. 19 Dec. 2015. Web. 10/22/2019
<www.famousscientists.org/niels-bohr/>. History-biography. “Niels Bohr.” Niels Bohr, History and Biography, 28 Feb. 2018, https://history-biography.com/niels-bohr/. -
Citations for timeline pt 2
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1922. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2019. Tue. 22 Oct 2019. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1922/summary/ Palermo, Elizabeth. Niels Bohr: Biography & Atomic Theory. LiveScience, 29 Aug. 2017, https://www.livescience.com/32016-niels-bohr-atomic-theory.html.
