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Early Life
Bohr was born on October 7 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He studied physics in college and got his Masters Degree in 1909 and his Doctorate in 1911. Works Cited
Aaserud, Finn. “Niels Bohr.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 14 Nov. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Niels-Bohr. -
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The Bohr Atomic Model
Bohr started the construction of his nuclear model of an atom in 1912. He expanded on the work of Rutherford and finally completed his theory in 1913. He depicted the atom as a small nucleus, with a positive charge, surrounded by negatively-charged electrons. https://youtu.be/S1LDJUu4nko Works Cited
Aaserud, Finn. “Niels Bohr.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 14 Nov. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Niels-Bohr. -
Quantum Mechanics
After becoming a professor and after expanded on the work of other physicists, Bohr developed the complementarity principle. This new theory stated that atoms act differently based on how they are observed. The impact of this theory is still relevant today. Works Cited
Aaserud, Finn. “Niels Bohr.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 14 Nov. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Niels-Bohr. -
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Bohr's Legacy
Before his death on November 18, 1962, Bohr helped establish CERN in 1954 and Nordita in 1957 for the study of particle physics. Works Cited
Aaserud, Finn. “Niels Bohr.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 14 Nov. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Niels-Bohr.