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Gold Medal Prize
Niels earned his first Gold Medal for his experimental and theoretical investigation of the surface tension by means of oscillating fluid jets. This work was performed in his father's lab and was published in the Transactions of the Royal Society. -
Master's in Physics
Earned his Master's in Physics at Copenhagen University -
PhD in Physics
Earned his PhD in Physics at Copenhagen University -
Theoretical Studies
At Cambridge, Bohr profited by following Sir J.J. Thomson at the Cavendish Laboratory. Here he learned experimental work and also pursued his own theoretical studies. -
Radioactive Education
Bohr worked in Professor Rutherford's laboratory in Manchester. Here he lived a very intense scientific life and actively investigated the fundamental phenomena of radioactivity. He carried out a theoretical work on alpha rays. -
Published in Philosophical Magazine
His world on radioactivity was published in Philosophical Magazine. -
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Lecturer at Copenhagen University
held a lectureship in Physics -
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Lecturer at Victoria University
Held a lectureship in Manchester -
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Professor of Theoretical Physics
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Head of the Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Nobel Prize
Recognized for his work on the structure of atoms
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