PHYSICISTS A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z                    HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site Bohr, Niels Henrik David (1885-1962) Danish physicist who was a major developer of the quantum theory. He was the first person to apply it with success to the problem of atomic structure (see Bohr atom). Bohr worked with J. J. Thomson and Ernest Rutherford in Britain before teaching theoretical physics at the University of Copenhagen. He escaped from German-occupied Denmark during World War 2 and worked briefly on developing the atom bomb in the United States. He later returned to Copenhagen and worked for international cooperation. Bohr used the quantum theory to explain the hydrogen spectrum and in the 1920s helped develop the so-called Copenhagen Interpretation. He was awarded the 1922 Nobel prize for Physics for his work on atomic structure and in 1957 received the first Atoms for Peace Aware. His son, Aage Niels Bohr (1922-), shared the 1975 Nobel Prize for Physics with B. Mottleson and J. Rainwater for contributions made to the physics of the atomic nucleus. Related category    • PHYSICISTS Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP