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Birth
Born Neils Henrik David Bohr in Copenhagen, Denmark to Christian Bohr, Professor of Physiology at Copenhagen University and wife Ellen Bohr. One younger brother, Harold August Bohr born two years later. As the sons of a prominent physiologist, the Bohr boys grew up in a household devoted to the pursuit of science and higher education. -
Academy of Sciences
While a student at Copenhagen University, Bohr entered a science competition with his experimental investigation of surface tension using oscillating fluid jets and a gold medal and his published work in the Transactions of the Royal Society -
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Early Work
After receiving his doctoral degree for a theoretical thesis explaining the properties of metals with the aid of electron theory, Bohr went on to work with Sir J.J. Thomson credited with the discovery of the electron and then to work for Ernest Rutherford, who made the discovery that the atom is mostly empty space. -
Professor of Theoretical Physics
After several appointments at various universities, Bohr secured his position as Professor of Theoretical Physics at Copenhagen University where he remained for his career and received the majority of his recognition for his ground breaking work in the field of atomic structure. -
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Major Works
During his lifespan, Bohr contributed over 115 publications appearing in the following titles: The Theory of Spectra and Atomic Constitution, University Press, Cambridge, 1922/2nd. ed., 1924; Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature, University Press, Cambridge, 1934/reprint 1961; The Unity of Knowledge, Doubleday & Co., New York, 1955. His most notable contribution was to atomic theory and structure with the development of the Bohr model of the atom -
Nobel Prize for Bohr Model
