Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Basic timeline of Niels Bohr

This post is a basic timeline of physicist Niels 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