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Niels Bohr Birth
Niels Henrik David Bohr was born the second of 3 children on 7 October 1885, in Copenhagen, Denmark. -
Bohr Goes to College
Bohr enrolled at Copenhagen University, majoring in physics. He studied under Professor Christian Christiansen, who was the university's only professor of physics. -
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Bohr won a gold medal prize in a competition held by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters investigating a method of measuring the surface tension of liquids, proposed by Lord Rayleigh in 1879. -
Master of Physics
Bohr earned a master's degree in Physics. His master's thesis was on the electron theory of metals, which was assigned by his teacher Christiansen. -
Bohr's Model
In 1913 Bohr wrote three papers famously known as "the trilogy," and established Bohr's Model. Bohr showed how the chemical properties of each element were largely determined by the number of electrons in the outer orbits of its atoms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhAn8xZQ-d8 -
Chair of Theoretical Physics
Bohr was appointed to the Chair of Theoretical Physics at the University of Copenhagen. -
Institute of Thoeretical Physics
Now known as the Niels Bohr Institute, it opened on 3 March 1921. Bohr was appointed as director of the institute and lived in an apartment on the first floor, with his family. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Bohr was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his services in investigating the structure of atoms and the radiation emanating from them. -
Quantum Physics
In 1925 Bohr debated and studied quantum physics. He had a long-running debate with Albert Einstein over the metaphysical implication of quantum physics. -
Bohr Passing
Bohr died of heart failure on 18 November 1962, at his home in Carlsberg, Denmark.