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and his marvelous contribution to the world of Sciences

A Glimpse of the Scientist’s Life

 Born on October 7, 1885, in Copenhagen, Denmark


 Her mother, Ellen Adler, who was part of a successful
Jewish banking clan
 Her father, Christian Bohr, was a celebrated
physiology academic
 He attended Copenhagen University, where he
received his master's and doctorate in physics by
1911.
 Bohr traveled to Cambridge, England, where he was
able to follow the Cavendish Laboratory work of
scientist J.J. Thomson.
 In 1912, Bohr wed Margrethe Nørlund. The couple
would have six children; four survived to adulthood
and one, Aage, would become a well-known physics
scientist as well.
A Glimpse of the Scientist’s Life

 Bohr received the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his


work on atomic structures, and he would continue to
come up with revolutionary theories.
 years later, after working on the Manhattan Project in
the United States, called for responsible and peaceful
applications of atomic energy across the world.
Bohr Atomic Model

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