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Niels Bohr

Atomic Model (Electron Shells)

Born 1885 🇩🇰 Denmark 1913

⚛️ Known For

1

Bohr model — electrons orbit nucleus in fixed shells

2

Nobel Prize in Physics (1922)

3

Led the Copenhagen Interpretation of quantum mechanics

Explained the hydrogen spectrum

Quick Facts

Field

⚛️ Physics

Country

🇩🇰 Denmark

Born

1885

Key Year

1913

Invention

Atomic Model (Electron Shells)