Niels Henrik Daniel Bohr
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Niels Bohr, born in Copenhagen on 7 October 1885, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922 for his atomic structure theory. He married Margrethe Norlund and had four sons, including Aage Bohr. He died of a heart attack in Copenhagen on 18 November 1962.
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Niels Henrik Daniel Bohr was born on 7 October 1885 in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Ellen and Christian Bohr. His younger brother Harald Bohr also pursued a scientific path. Bohr began his education at the University of Copenhagen, then studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and the University of Cambridge.
Bohr’s breakthrough came when he applied quantum theory to atomic structure, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. He received many other honors, including the Franklin Medal, Copley Medal, and Max Planck Medal. His work inspired the 2002 play Copenhagen, where he appears alongside Werner Heisenberg.
Bohr married Margrethe Norlund on 1 August 1912. They had four sons: Ernest, Erik, Hans, and Aage. Aage Bohr also became a physicist and won a Nobel Prize. Bohr died of a heart attack in Copenhagen on 18 November 1962.
Bohr’s atomic model became the foundation of quantum mechanics, influencing generations of physicists. He won the Nobel Prize in 1922 and many other honors like the Order of the Elephant. His legacy endures in the Bohr model and institutions bearing his name.
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It Is Wrong to Think That the Task of Physics Is to Find Out How Nature Is. Physics Concerns What We Can Say About Nature.
If Anybody Says He Can Think About Quantum Problems Without Getting Giddy, That Only Show He Has Not Understood the First Thing About Them.
An Expert Is a Person Who Has Made All the Mistakes That Can Be Made in a Very Narrow Field.
Never Express Yourself More Clearly Than You Are Able to Think.
The Opposite of a Correct Statement Is a False Statement. but the Opposite of a Profound Truth May Well Be Another Profound Truth.
No, No, You’re Not Thinking; You’re Just Being Logical.
There Are Some Things so Serious You Have to Laugh at Them.
How Wonderful That We Have Met with a Paradox. Now We Have Some Hope of Making Progress.
If Quantum Mechanics Hasn’t Profoundly Shocked You, You Haven’t Understood It Yet.
Every Sentence I Utter Must Be Understood Not as an Affirmation, but as a Question.
Prediction Is Very Difficult, Especially About the Future.
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Bohr and Werner Heisenberg appear as characters in the 2002 film Copenhagen, an adaptation of Michael Frayn’s play.
Bohr earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922 for his atomic structure research.
The documentary One World or None 1946 mentions Bohr.
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