Niels Bohr

Niels Bohr Historical Figure Nationality: Denmark Year of Birth: 1885 Year of Death: 1962 Cause of Death: Heart failure Religion: Lutheran, had a Jewish mother Occupation: Physicist; Philosopher; Educator; Author of Non-Fiction Spouse: Margrethe Nørlun Children: Six, two of whom died before their father Professional Affiliations: University of Copenhagen University of Cambridge Victoria University of Manchester Fictional Appearances: Southern Victory POD: September 10, 1862 Appearance(s): In at the Death Type of Appearance: Contemporary reference

Niels Henrik David Bohr (7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. During the 1930s, Bohr helped refugees from Nazism. In September 1943, word reached Bohr that he was about to be arrested by the Germans, and he fled to Sweden. From there, he was flown to Britain, where he joined the British Tube Alloys nuclear weapons project, and was part of the British mission to the Manhattan Project. Bohr mentored and collaborated with many of the top physicists of the century at his institute in Copenhagen.

Niels Bohr in Southern Victory

Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics. During the Second Great War, he joined scientists from Germany and Austria-Hungary to successfully build the first superbomb.