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Aage N. Bohr

Aage N. Bohr. By: Brandon Pennock. Background History. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Was born on June 19, 1922 as fourth son. Son of Niels Bohr and Margrethe Bohr. Family fled to Sweden avoiding arrest by Nazis. Education. Attended school at Sortedam Gymnasium for twelve years.

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Aage N. Bohr

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  1. Aage N. Bohr By: Brandon Pennock

  2. Background History • He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. • Was born on June 19, 1922 as fourth son. • Son of Niels Bohr and Margrethe Bohr. • Family fled to Sweden avoiding arrest by Nazis.

  3. Education • Attended school at Sortedam Gymnasium for twelve years. • Started attending University of Copenhagen in 1940. • Went with father to England; atomic energy project. • Went back to University and obtained masters degree.

  4. Family • Married Marietta Soffer in March 1950. • Was married in New York City. • Had three children; Vilhelm, Tomas, and Margrethe. • Travels with family to many different countries.

  5. Contributions • Developed the collective model of nuclear matter. • Had help from James Rainwater and Ben R. Mottelson. • Based on liquid-drop model created by Niels Bohr. • Also based on the shell model.

  6. Theory • Neutrons and protons are held together by forces. • Forces are similar to water droplets sticking together. • All the forces sums create a “force field”. • Combination of models was called collective model.

  7. Awards • In 1975, the Nobel Prize in physics. • All three scientists were awarded Nobel Prize. • For connection between collective motion and particle motion. • Also for the structure of the atomic nucleus.

  8. Additional Awards • The Dannie Heineman Prize in 1960. • The Pope Pius XI Medal in 1963. • The Atoms for Peace Award in 1969. • The O slash rated Medal in 1970.

  9. More Awards • The Rutherford Medal in 1972. • The John Price Wetherill Medal in 1974. • The Ole Ro slash mar Medal in 1976. • Has also earned honorary degrees from six universities.

  10. Works Cited • http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1975/bohr-autobio.html • http://www.bookrags.com/biography/aage-bohr-wsd/

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