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Niels Bohr - An Accomplished Physicist

By kludtman

  • Born

    Born
    Niels Bohr was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to Christian Bohr, a professor of physiology at Copenhagen University and a wealthy Jewish mother, Ellen Adler
    University of Copenhagen, 2022, Niels Bohr Institute;Who, What, When – Great Danish researchers: Niels Bohr, https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/niels/bohr/

  • Doctorate in Physics

    Doctorate in Physics
    Bohr earned his Doctorate in Physics at Copenhagen University
    University of Copenhagen, 2022, Niels Bohr Institute;Who, What, When – Great Danish researchers: Niels Bohr, https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/niels/bohr/

  • Bohr Model

    Bohr Model
    The Bohr Model, a model of the atomic structure, was developed and published - the first true visualization and understanding of the nature of the atom which was inspired by J.J. Balmer’s formula describing the spectrum of the hydrogen atom.
    University of Copenhagen, 2022, Niels Bohr Institute;Who, What, When – Great Danish researchers: Niels Bohr, https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/niels/bohr/

  • The Correspondence Principle

    The Correspondence Principle
    The “Correspondence principle” was published and was described as any new concepts or theories pertaining to atomic phenomena that must be proven and applicable in conventional physics. He was previously known to explain it as “the relation between classical and quantum mechanics”(Bukulich).
    Bokulich, A and Peter Bokulich, "Bohr’s Correspondence Principle", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2020 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.),

  • Institute of Theoretical Physics

    Institute of Theoretical Physics
    Bohr founded the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Copenhagen to which he remained director until his death. The inspiration of the institute was in relation to poor conditions and lack of proper laboratories at the University of Copenhagen. Watch video of the current light artwork placed on the front of the institute. The artwork is directly connected to a physics experiment in Switzerland.
    https://nbi.ku.dk/english/about/nbi_colliderscope/

  • Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prize
    Bohr won the Nobel Prize in Physics alongside Albert Einstein, Ernest Rutherford and Max Planck for their work in nuclear physics, a newly accepted concept for the Nobel Foundation.
    University of Copenhagen, 2022, Niels Bohr Institute;Who, What, When – Great Danish researchers: Niels Bohr, https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/niels/bohr/

  • The 5th Solvay Conference

    The 5th Solvay Conference
    Bohr's Complementarity concept was a consensus-based result of the Solvay Conference where 29 world famous physicists met to discuss quantum theory. Einstein and Bohr had deep debates about the relationship between relative and quantum mechanics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GZdZUouzBY
    University of Copenhagen, 2022, Niels Bohr Institute;Who, What, When – Great Danish researchers: Niels Bohr, https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/niels/bohr/

  • "Liquid drop" concept

    "Liquid drop" concept
    The “liquid drop” model was developed thus leading to the understanding of nuclear fission and explaining the force needed to create the splitting of an atom.
    Bohr, N. (1934): Atomic theory and the description of nature. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK.

  • World War II

    World War II
    Bohr flees to Sweden, England and America from invading German forces who wanted Bohr for their own nuclear research during World War II. The Germans consequently occupied the Institute of Theoretical Physics.
    University of Copenhagen, 2022, Niels Bohr Institute;Who, What, When – Great Danish researchers: Niels Bohr, https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/niels/bohr/

  • Open Letter

    Open Letter
    After the war, Bohr addressed an “open letter” to the United Nations advocating peaceful use of nuclear energy
    University of Copenhagen, 2022, Niels Bohr Institute;Who, What, When – Great Danish researchers: Niels Bohr, https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/niels/bohr/

  • Death

    Death
    Bohr died in Copenhagen, Denmark and is buried there at Assistens Cemetery
    University of Copenhagen, 2022, Niels Bohr Institute;Who, What, When – Great Danish researchers: Niels Bohr, https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/niels/bohr/