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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Basic timeline of Neils Bohr

This post is a basic timeline of physicist Neils Bohr (1885-1962). There are 11 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1885: Born in Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1903: Enrolls at Copenhagen University
• 1911: Publishes Studies on the Election Theory of Metals
• 1913: Publishes the Bohr model of the atom
• 1920: Establishes the Institute of Theoretical Physics
• 1922: Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1943: Escapes from Denmark during World War II
• 1943: Begins working for the Manhattan Project
• 1950: Writes letter to the United Nations for nuclear energy
• 1952: Pledges to support CERN
• 1962: Died at age 77 in Copenhagen, Denmark