Niels Bohr and Atomic Structure Model

Scientist Dateline: October 7

Physicist and Nobel Laureate Niels Bohr, Famous for his Atomic Structure Model

Niels Bohr (1885-1962), Danish physicist, was one of the greatest physical chemists of the 20th century, famous for his atomic structure model that won him the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics. He proposed the ‘Solar System’ model of atomic structure in which electrons orbit the central nucleus.

He married Margrette Norlind in 1912. They had six sons, the fourth, Aage, followed in his footsteps and won his own Nobel Prize in 1975.

Niels Henrik David Bohr was born on October 7, 1885, in a mansion owned by his maternal grandmother of an influential Jewish banking family. His father, Christian Bohr, was a professor of physiology at Copenhagen University. The children grew up in an atmosphere in which pursuit of knowledge, intellectual discussions and culture were greatly encouraged. He loved football.

Full article —  Niels Bohr Biography

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