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Niels Henrik David Bohr Physics Timeline
This static page gathers the Physics records in the database for Niels Henrik David Bohr.
Niels Henrik David Bohr in the Physics archive
This static timeline brings together 15 physics records for Niels Henrik David Bohr, spanning 1913–1939. The records connect the physicist with events including Discovery of Electrons, Bohr Atomic Model, Quantized Electron Orbits, Copenhagen Physics Institute Opened, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Atomic Structure Recognition.
Locations and countries represented in this timeline include Denmark. Use the chronological table below to follow the sequence of research, discoveries, appointments and related events.
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Physics records
| Date | Person | Event | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Niels Bohr | Discovery of Electrons | Denmark | In 1913, Danish physicist Niels Bohr postulated that electrons resided in quantized energy states, with the energy determined by the angular momentum of the electrons orbits about the nucleus |
| 1913 | Niels Henrik David Bohr Theoretical Physicist | Bohr Atomic Model | Copenhagen, Denmark | Publishes an atomic model with electrons occupying discrete energy states. |
| 1913 | Niels Henrik David Bohr Theoretical Physicist | Quantized Electron Orbits | Copenhagen, Denmark | Explains the hydrogen spectrum through quantum transitions between stationary orbits. |
| 3 March 1921 | Niels Henrik David Bohr Theoretical Physicist | Copenhagen Physics Institute Opened | Copenhagen, Denmark | Creates an international centre for atomic and quantum research. |
| 3 March 1921 | Niels Henrik David Bohr Theoretical Physicist | Institute for Theoretical Physics | Copenhagen, Denmark | Opens the University of Copenhagen institute devoted to theoretical physics. |
| 10 December 1922 | Niels Henrik David Bohr Theoretical Physicist | Atomic Structure Recognition | Stockholm, Denmark | Gains recognition for applying quantum ideas to the structure of atoms. |
| 10 December 1922 | Niels Henrik David Bohr Theoretical Physicist | Nobel Prize in Physics | Stockholm, Denmark | Receives the physics prize for research on atomic structure and radiation. |
| 1922 | Niels Bohr Physicist | Nobel Prize | Stockholm, Denmark | Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for investigations of atomic structure and the radiation emitted by atoms. |
| September 1927 | Niels Henrik David Bohr Theoretical Physicist | Complementarity Principle | Como, Denmark | Presents complementarity as a principle for interpreting quantum phenomena. |
| September 1927 | Niels Henrik David Bohr Theoretical Physicist | Quantum Measurement Interpretation | Como, Denmark | Argues that mutually exclusive experimental descriptions can both be necessary. |
| 1936 | Niels Bohr Physicist | Compound Nucleus Theory | Copenhagen, Denmark | Develops the compound-nucleus picture used to understand neutron capture and nuclear reactions. |
| 1936 | Niels Henrik David Bohr Theoretical Physicist | Compound Nucleus Model | Copenhagen, Denmark | Proposes that an incoming particle forms a temporary compound nucleus. |
| 1936 | Niels Henrik David Bohr Theoretical Physicist | Nuclear Reaction Theory | Copenhagen, Denmark | Provides a framework for explaining many nuclear reactions and resonance effects. |
| January 1939 | Niels Bohr Physicist | Fission Theory | Washington, Denmark | Carries news of uranium fission to the United States. |
| 1939 | Niels Bohr Physicist | Uranium Fission Theory | Princeton, Denmark | With John Wheeler, develops a theoretical account of nuclear fission and isotope-dependent neutron behaviour. |
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