Niels Henrik David Bohr - biography.

Niels Henrik David Bohr - biography. Danish physicist Birth October 7, 1885 Death November 18, 1962 Place of Birth Copenhagen, Denmark Known for Proposing the Bohr model of the atom, which states that electrons in an atom are arranged in shells around the atom's nucleus Winning the 1922 Nobel Prize in physics Career 1911 Received his doctorate in physics from the University of Copenhagen 1912 Began working with physicist Ernest Rutherford in Manchester, England 1916 Accepted a position as professor of theoretical physics at the University of Copenhagen 1920 Was appointed head of the new Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Copenhagen, a position he held until his death in 1962 1944-1945 Contributed to the creation of the atomic bomb as a member of the Manhattan Project, a secret effort of the United States government Did You In 1943 Bohr, whose mother was Jewish, fled German-occupied Denmark in a fishing boat to Sweden. Know Like several of the other 20th-century physicists who helped create the atomic bomb, Bohr actively supported nuclear arms control. Bohr's son, Aage Bohr, received the 1975 Nobel Prize in physics. The element bohrium, discovered in 1981, was named in honor of Niels Bohr. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.