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.• Started attending University

of Copenhagen in 1940.• Went with father to England;

atomic energy project.• Went back to University and

obtained masters degree.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Works Cited

• http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1975/bohr-autobio.html

• http://www.bookrags.com/biography/aage-bohr-wsd/