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Also Known As Niels Henrik David Bohr
Born October 7, 1885 • Copenhagen • Denmark
Died November 18, 1962 (aged 77) • Copenhagen • Denmark • (Anniversary in 4 days)
Awards And Honors Copley Medal (1938) • Nobel Prize (1922)
Notable Family Members son Aage N. Bohr • brother Harald August Bohr
Subjects Of Study Bohr model • atom • atomic model • atomic theory • complementarity principle • correspondence principle • liquid-drop model • quantum

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