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Niels Henrik David Bohr

Niels Bohr is a very distinguished Danish physicist, chemist, and micro- biologist. Known for the Bohr model of the atom and his work on the Manhattan Project, Bohr worked with many renowned scientists throughout the world and even received the Nobel Peace Prize for Physics.

Childhood/Family Life

Niels Henrik David Bohr was born October 7, 1885, to Christian Bohr, a Physiology professor at Copenhagen University; and Ellen Adler, who came from a reputed family in the educational field. Christian and Ellen Bohr had three children: Jenny, Niels, and Harald. The children’s home environment was considered to be a most favorable atmosphere for the development of two future geniuses.

In October 1891, Niels entered the Grammelholms Grammar School and was not considered to be an outstanding student. His grades normally placed him third or forth in his class of twenty. But the more amazing feat was that this genius was also an athlete, an amazing soccer player.

Toward the end of his grammar school years, Bohr specialized in physics and mathematics. He often found flaws in both his math teacher’s lessons and with physics books and papers published.

Educational Background

Upon the completion of grammar school, Bohr studied at the University of Copenhagen starting in 1903. Physics, Bohr’s main study, was taught to him by Christian Christiansen, a member of his father’s discussion group. While at the university he also studied math, chemistry, and astronomy as minor subjects.

While still a student at Copenhagen, the Academy of Sciences in Copenhagen made an announcement pertaining to a prize to be awarded if one could create the solution for a specific scientific problem. The problem pertained to the surface tension of an aqueous solution and the amount of vibrations of water jets.  He experimented in his father's laboratory and ultimately received the gold medal for his work.  His paper explaining his work was published in the Transactions of the Royal Society in 1908.

Bohr received his Master’s degree in physics from the University of Copenhagen in 1909. In February 1911, Christian Bohr died of a heart attack. Upon receiving his doctorate in May 1911, Bohr dedicated his thesis to his father. Soon after, Niels Bohr and Margrethe Norlund were married in August 1912.

In the fall of 1911, Bohr began experimental work with Sir J.J. Thomson at Cambridge University in London, while also perusing his own theoretical studies. With all intentions of staying at Cambridge for some time, Thomson and Niels disagreed over many topics. Upon meeting Ernest Rutherford in December of that year, Bohr decided to move to Victoria University (now known as University of Manchester) in March, 1912.  The arrangement of the renowned scientist, Rutherford, and the rookie proved much better than the previous arrangement with Thomson. Bohr saw Rutherford as a person, friend, as well as a great scientific role model.

Interesting or Unusual Characteristics in life

Ellen Adler was born into the family of a Jewish Politician. He was a very influential man in Danish society.  Toward the end of World War II, Bohr fled German-occupied Denmark in...

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