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Gold Medal!
While attending Copenhagen University, Bohr hears of a prize given to someone who can solve a scientific problem relating to oscillating fluid jets. Bohr works in his father's lab to discover the solution subsequently earning him the gold medal and being published in the Transactions of the Royal Society. This win led Bohr to study more theoretical ideas. -
Meeting with Professor Rutherford
While in Manchester, Bohr begins to work with Professor Rutherford. The two of them study radioactive phenomena leading to fundamental discoveries. Their work in the absorption of alpha rays is eventually published in "The Philosophical Magazine". He then passed on to study the structure of atoms based on Professor Rutherford's discovery of the atomic nucleus. -
Noble Lecture
You can read his Noble Lecture below: Niels Bohr – Nobel Lecture. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2020. Sat. 25 Jul 2020. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1922/bohr/lecture/ -
A Drop in the Bucket
Bohr's largest contribution came when he discovers that electrons travel in separate orbits circling the nucleus. Not only that but the number of electrons in the outer will determine the element. He claimed a "liquid drop" would give the perfect image of this very theory. His research and findings would eventually assist in the Manhattan Project during World War II. -
The Bohr Atom
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GhAn8xZQ-d8 Video Source: YouTube "The Bohr Atom"
