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Introducing Niels Bohr
Niels Bohr is a famous Danish Physicist. He was born October 7, 1885, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Science was in his blood as his dad was a professor teaching physiology and was nominated for 2 Nobel Peace Prizes. While his mother came from Jewish roots. He married his wife Margrethe in 1912 and have a very successful marriage with 6 sons. -
Institutional Achievement
In 1911 Niels Bohr earned his Doctorate with a dissertation on the electron theory of metals. In 1912 he put his education to use and cultivated a theory centered around atoms. He created the Bohr model and was the first to incorporate the quantum theory. His model superseded the Rutherford model and improved upon it. The primary distinction in Bohr’s model is that atoms absorb or emit radiation only when the electrons abruptly jump between allowed, or stationary, states. -
Chasing Nobel Peace Prize
In 1916 Bohr was offered a professorship at the University of Copenhagen, which led to the creation of his Institute for Theoretical Physics. In 1922 Bohr received the Nobel Peace Prize for his addition to the periodic table, he was able to predict elements by adding electrons to the atom. -
WWII
Adolf Hitler’s election in 1933 caused additional issues. He used his institute to relocate Jewish researchers. The discovery of fission or the splitting of atoms made Bohr realize the possibility of an atomic bomb. In 1941 he denied first the offer to help build the bomb and fled to Sweden. In 1943 he and his son were forced to hear the brief of the atomic bomb. He then knew he had to assist in the bomb creation to stop the Germans. In 1945 the atomic bomb was created and dropped on Japan. -
Death of a Great Man
Niels Bohr lived a life that had a tremendous impact on the world, sadly this life came to an end on November 18, 1962. Bohr went on to posthumously receive another Nobel Peace Prize along with his son for the efforts with the collective model of the atomic nucleus in 1975. He served as an influencer and role model to fellow physicist. His success is set in time. Though his theories and models have been expanded upon, he will forever be known as a great physicist and professor. -
References
Aaserud, Finn. "Niels Bohr". Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Niels-Bohr. Accessed 25 June 2023.