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Birth
Neils Henrick David Bohr, born in Copenhagen on the 7th of October 1885. At the time of his birth, Bohr’s father (Christian Bohr) was a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen. -
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College
Neils Bohr attended Copenhagen University in 1903. Under the wisdom and knowledge of Professor C. Christensen, Bohr was able to complete his Master's degree in Physics in 1909, and his Doctorate degree in 1911. -
Bohr's Model
After completing his Doctoral degree, Bohr began to work in England at the University of Manchester where he worked alongside Ernest Rutherford. Rutherford’s work on the atom compelled Bohr to come up with the Bohr model of an atom that would be published in 1913 by The Philosophical Magazine. Bohr’s model is used in schools to this day. -
The Institute of Theoretical Physics
In 1916, Bohr was offered a professorship at the University of Copenhagen for Theoretical Physics. A year after he was offered his professorship, he wrote a letter to the faculty asking for an Institute of Theoretical Physics. At the inauguration speech for his Institute, Bohr expressed the importance of the experiments and those who experimented. Furthermore, he explained that the Institute was a place of fresh ideas for future generations of great minds to expand their knowledge. -
Nobel Prize
Bohr was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the atom in 1922. -
An Open Letter to the United Nations
After the two world wars, Bohr wrote a letter to the United Nations on June 9th, 1950, titled Open Letter to the United Nations. In this letter, he explained the importance of the openness of nations due to the concern of the development of nuclear weapons. -
Death
On November 18, 1962, the world lost the great mind of Neils Henrick David Bohr. However, his knowledge lives on, inspiring young minds of today.