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Who is Niels Bohr
Niels Henrik David Bohr was born on October 7, 1885 in Copenhagen. His father, Christian Bohr, was the Professor of Physiology at Copenhagen University. His father's teachings led to his interest in physics. Niels Bohr -
Physics Degree
Received his Masters in Physics in 1909 -
Doctorate Degree
Received his PHD in Physics in 1911 -
Nobel Prize 1922
Bohr received the Nobel Prize for his work on the structure of atom, also known as the Bohr's atomic theory.
Reference:
Niels Bohr – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Wed. 13 Sep 2023. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1922/bohr/biographical/ -
Discovery of quantum mechanics
Bohr, Heisenberg, and a few others developed what came to be known as the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, which still provides a conceptual basis for the theory. -
Complementarity Principle
in physics, tenet that a complete knowledge of phenomena on atomic dimensions requires a description of both wave and particle properties. Reference: Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "complementarity principle". Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Dec. 1998, https://www.britannica.com/science/complementarity-principle. Accessed 13 September 2023. -
Death
Died of a stroke