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Niels Bohr

1885 - 1962

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Niels Henrik David Bohr (US: , UK: ; Danish: [ˈne̝ls ˈpoɐ̯ˀ]; 7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research. Bohr developed the Bohr model of the atom, in which he proposed that energy levels of electrons are discrete and that the electrons revolve in stable orbits around the atomic nucleus but can jump from one energy level (or orbit) to another. Although the Bohr model has been supplanted by other models, its underlying principles remain valid. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Niels Bohr is the 8th most popular physicist (up from 12th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Denmark and the most popular Danish Physicist.

Niels Bohr is most famous for the Bohr model of the atom, which he created in 1913. The Bohr model of the atom is a model of the atom that was first proposed by Niels Bohr. It is also known as the Rutherford-Bohr model. The Bohr model of the atom is a model of the atom that was first proposed by Niels Bohr. It is also known as the Rutherford-Bohr model.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Niels Bohr ranks 8 out of 851. Before him are Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Stephen Hawking, Wilhelm Röntgen, and Michael Faraday. After him are Hans Christian Ørsted, Max Planck, Alessandro Volta, Albert A. Michelson, Pierre Curie, and André-Marie Ampère.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Niels Bohr ranks 1. After him are D. H. Lawrence, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Ezra Pound, Faisal I of Iraq, Clementine Churchill, Alban Berg, Karen Blixen, György Lukács, Albert Kesselring, George S. Patton, and François Mauriac. Among people deceased in 1962, Niels Bohr ranks 3. Before him are Marilyn Monroe, and Eleanor Roosevelt. After him are Hermann Hesse, Adolf Eichmann, William Faulkner, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Stuart Sutcliffe, Karen Blixen, Lucky Luciano, Arthur Compton, and Georges Bataille.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Niels Bohr ranks 4 out of 1,032. Before him are Hans Christian Andersen (1805), Cnut the Great (995), and Margrethe II of Denmark (1940). After him are Hans Christian Ørsted (1777), Søren Kierkegaard (1813), Harald Bluetooth (935), Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Christian X of Denmark (1870), and Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Denmark

Among physicists born in Denmark, Niels Bohr ranks 1. After him are Hans Christian Ørsted (1777), Aage Bohr (1922), Martin Knudsen (1871), Ole Worm (1588), Ludvig Lorenz (1829), Lene Hau (1959), and Henrik Svensmark (1958).

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