Christiansen, was an innovative and well-respected physicist. He then entered Copenhagen University where he earned a Master's degree in Physics in 1909 and a doctorate in 1911. Bohr's brother Harald was a mathematician and Olympic soccer player for the Danish national team.īohr graduated from Gammelholm Grammar School in 1903. His mother, Ellen Adler Bohr, came from a wealthy Jewish family that was prominent in the field of education. Bohr credited his father for awakening his interest in physics at a young age. Christian Bohr, his father, was professor of physiology at the University of Copenhagen. Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist who made tremendous contributions to his field, transforming accepted notions of atomic structure, helping to develop nuclear fission, and advocating for international cooperation in crafting responsible nuclear policy.īohr was born in Copenhagen in 1885 into a family that encouraged his academic pursuits.

Collection,, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library Biographical Note This collection, the preferred citation is: Bohr, Niels. There are also photographs of Bohr and his laboratory staff and several printed brochures pertaining to Bohr, his laboratory, and related events. The collection also includes mimeographed copies of letters and the transcripts of lectures. The writings about Bohr both predate and postdate his death. Some of Bohr's writings are coauthored with other physicists. The materials include offprints of published writings by and about Bohr and his work. This collection contains documents pertaining to Niels Bohr, the Danish physicist who made major contributions to understandings of atomic structure, nuclear fission, and nuclear policy.

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