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Early Years Of Niles Bohr
Niels Bohr was born on October 7 1885, in Copenhagen, Denmark to his mother Ellen Alder, Ellen was part of a successful Jewish banking firm. Niels father, Christian Bohr who was a well known as a physiology professor. Niels had two siblings, A elderly sister jenny, and a younger brother Harold. -
Niels Bohr Scientific Studies
The fall of 1911, Bohr traveled to Cambridge, England where he studied with senior scientist J.J Thomson. In 1912, Niels married Margrethe Norlund, they had 6 children but only 4 survived adulthood. Bohr's research led to his series on articles about how atoms emit electromagnetic radiation and electrons jumping to different orbit levels, this was a revolutionary theory that was in conflict with earlier models suggested by Ernest Rutherford. -
Bohr's Scientific Accomplishments
Bohr's discovery and ideas of the atom and its behavior led to the basis of atomic research. In 1922, Bohr received the Nobel prize in physics for his work on atomic structures, As Bohr continued his research, he would continue to revolutionize the physics community. Bohr would go on to work with Werner Heisenberg, a German theoretical physicist, both would once again revolutionize the physics community will the discovery of quantum mechanics. -
Bohr's contribution in philosophy of science
Bohr's ideas and thoughts revolutionized the physics community, after being awarded the Nobel prize in 1922 for his theory of the atoms structure, Bohr went on to work with groups of scientist who were on the verge of nuclear fission in the late 1930's. Bohr's made many contribution in physics as well as philosophy of science. Bohr's intellectual thinking and ideas revolutionized the development of physics still today. -
Bohr's escape from Europe
On September 29 1943, When Hitler was rising in power, Bohr and his family fled Denmark to avoid prosecution due to his mother being from a Jewish back round. Bohr and his son Aage fled to the United States while the rest of his family went to Sweden. While in the U.S. Bohr worked on the Manhattan project in Los Alamos, New Mexico where the first atomic bomb was being created. -
Bohr's Atoms For Peace
After the war, Bohr returned to Europe, Bohr having concerns of how atomic fission was used, he wrote a letter to the United Nations calling for peaceful applications of atomic energy in 1950, I 1955 he helped establish the Europe- based particle physics research facility. In 1957, Bohr received the atoms for peace award for his trail blazing research in using atomic research responsibly. -
Bohr's Death
On November 18 1962, Bohr died of a stroke in Copenhagen, Denmark.He will be remembered for his revolutionary breakthroughs and discoveries in physics. He has over 100 published articles in the physics community and his philosophy in science in practice and theory still live on today. -
Resources
Jan Faye and Henry J. Folse (eds.), Niels Bohr and the Philosophy of Physics: Twenty-First-Century Perspectives, Bloomsbury, 2017, 384pp. Reviewed byBrian Hepburn, Wichita State University Biography.com Editors, "Niels Bohr Biography" The Biography.com, February 23 2020
