Homepage

Record

Authorised form of nameBohr; Niels Henrik David (1885 - 1962)
Dates1885 - 1962
NationalityDanish
Place of birthCopenhagen, Denmark
Date of birth07 October 1885
Place of deathCopenhagen, Denmark
Date of death18/11/1962
Research fieldAtomic physics
Epistemology
ActivityMedals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Physics) 1922
Membership categoryForeign Member
Date of election29/04/1926
RSActivityMedals and prizes:
Hughes Medal 1921; Copley Medal 1938
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1963 vol 9 pp 37-53, plate, by J D Cockcroft
References:
Allan R Mackintosh, 'The Crocodile and the Elephant: Rutherford, Bohr and Quantum Physics' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 309-316, plate
Sir Rudolf Peierls, 'Recollections of James Chadwick' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 135-141
Michael Redhead, 'Unveiling the Atom', review of Abraham Pais, Niels Bohr's Times, in Physics, Philosophy and Polity in NR 1993 vol 47 pp 152-154
Sir Rudolf Peierls, 'Rutherford and Bohr' in NR 1988 vol 42 pp 229-241
G V R Born, FRS, 'The wide-ranging family history of Max Born' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 219-262
CodeNA3135
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1926/02Bohr, Niels Henrik David: certificate of election to the Royal Society
PB/8/10/4Correspondence with scientific colleagues, with recollections and information on Evan James Williams's work and personality.1945-1946
PB/1/33/1/1Nobel Prize1948
IM/000425Bohr, Niels Henrik David2001
IM/Meitner Graf/000422Bohr, Niels Henrik Davidnd
RR/17/379Referee's report by Horace Lamb, on a paper 'Determination of the surface-tension of water by the method of jet vibration' by Niels Bohr26 January 1909
NLB/39/652Copy letter from Joseph Larmor to Professor N [Niels Henrik David] Bohr, Copenhagen19 February 1909
NLB/39/580Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison to Professor Larmor, Secretary of the Royal Society9 February 1909
RR/18/13Referee's report by Charles Vernon Boys on a paper 'The determination of the tension of a recently formed watersurface' by Niels Henrik David BohrSeptember 1910
NLB/60/466Copy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor Dr. Niels [Hendrik David] Bohr, FRS10 February 1921
NLB/61/27Copy letter from an unknown correspondent; to Professor Niels [Henrik David] Bohr, FRS; Universitets Institut for Teoretisk Fysik, Blegdamsvej 15, Copenhagen, Denmark29 April 1921
NLB/57/320Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to unknown correspondent[October 1919]
NLB/61/848Copy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor Niels [Henrik David] Bohr, FRS3 November 1921
NLB/61/847Copy letter from William Bate Hardy, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Deputy Master of the Mint3 November 1921
NLB/69/720Copy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Dr. [Niels] Bohr, Foreign Memeber of the Royal Society8 September 1926
PB/2/7/2/4First draft of letter of thanks from Blackett to Niels Bohr18 September 1930
RR/17/378Letter from Horace Lamb, on a paper 'Determination of the surface-tension of water by the method of jet vibration' by Niels Bohr26 January 1909
NLB/62/154Copy letter from David Prain, Treasurer and Vice President of the Royal Society; to Professor Niels [Henrik David] Bohr, FRS; Blegdamsvej 15, Copenhagen, Denmark12 December 1921
IM/000423Bohr, Niels Henrik David1992
NLB/57New Letter Book volume 57, copy letters sent from Royal Society administration27 June 1919-27 February 1920
S/0032Sculpture bust of Bohr, Niels Henrik David
RR/65/279Referee's rpeort by Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, on a paper 'Concerning the scattering of fast electrons and of cosmic-ray particles' by Evan James WilliamsNovember 1938
MC/35Volume 35 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1921
MC/35/17Lette from [Niels Henrik David] Bohr, Universitetets Institut for Teoretisk Fysik, to [James Hopwood] Jeans10 November 1921
Add to My Items
    Photographs of British algae: cyanotype impressions

    Photographs of British algae: cyanotype impressions

    Useful Links

    Collection highlights

    Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

    Papers of Howard Florey
    Papers of Howard Florey
    Campi Phlegraei
    Campi Phlegraei
    Photographs of British algae: cyanotype impressions
    Photographs of British algae: cyanotype impressions
    New Letter Books
    New Letter Books
    Browse Collections

    The Royal Society

    The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of
    the world's most eminent scientists and is the
    oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
    Registered charity number 207043

    Website design ©CalmView



    CONTACT US

    + 44 207 451 2500
    (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Excludes bank holidays)

    6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

    Email Us →

    SUBSCRIBE

    Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the
    latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.

    Subscribe →

    © CalmView