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Born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Over View of Borh's Work.
This video explains Bohr's Atomic Model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhAn8xZQ-d8 This is an interesting public lecture that Bohr's gave in 1957:
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Bohr enrolled at the University of Copenhagen.
Bohr enrolled at the University of Copenhagen to study physics.
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Bohr receives his doctorates in physics, "with a dissertation on the electron theory of metals."
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Bohr begins research on the Atomic Structure.
Bohr begins research on the Atomic Structure with Ernest Rutherford at the University of Manchester. Bohrs and Rutherford's theory would disprove the classification that classical physics has about the atomic structure. -
Bohr publishes a "trilogy of articles" for The Philosophical Magazine.
This was the beginning of Bohr's career, where he truly established himself from the others in his field. Bohr's articles simply stated that the farther the electron is from the nucleus, the more electromagnetic energy the nucleus was producting. This was not accepted among the classical physicists, but it would go on to be the base model of the atomic structure, known as "the Bohr atomic model." -
The Establishment of the Institute for Theoretical Physics.
In 1917 Bohr was offered a position at the University of Copenhagen, "dedicated to theoretical physics." Bohr accepted the position but demanded that the University expanded the department. In Bohr's inauguration speech in March of 1921, he told the audience that this institute was "where the younger generation of physicists could propose fresh ideas." This Institute would go-onto-be the most important aspect of theoretical physics. Allowing young theorists to bring fresh ideas to the table. -
Bohr recieves the Nobel Prize.
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The Discovery of Hafnium.
Because of Bohrs work on the Atomic Model, physical chemist Georg Hevesy, Dirk Coster a physicist, were able to predict the movement and actions of an undiscovered atomic element: element 72, known as hafnium. Although this was not done by Bohr himself, the success is directly credited to Bohr's work. If Bohr had not discovered and published the Atomic Model, there is a chance that the hafnium would not exist or its understanding would not be as prominent as it is today.
