In Christopher Nolan's hit biopic "Oppenheimer," real-life Danish physicist Niels Bohr is more than just a major character. As depicted by Shakespearean actor Kenneth Branagh, he is a living legend, ...

Childhood and youth.--The decisive years, 1911-1918, by L. Rosenfeld and E. Rüdinger.--Glimpses of Niels Bohr as scientist and thinker, by O. Klein.--Quantum theory and its interpretation, by W.

Niels Bohr was born and educated in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived, worked, and died there, too. But his mark on science and history was worldwide. His professional work and personal convictions were ...

Danish studio Nordisk Film has acquired the film rights to two upcoming biographies: 'The Lioness' about 'Out of Africa' novelist Karen Blixen and 'The Great Dane' on nuclear scientist Niels Bohr. By ...

Danish physicist and Nobel Prize winner Niels Bohr lived a busy life: When he wasn’t re-imagining atomic structure and quantum mechanics, he was saving over 7,000 Danish Jews from Nazi persecution. In ...

The atom was an unknowable mystery in the early 20th century when pioneers such as Niels Bohr began to pin down its nature. Scientists first “split the atom” in 1917 and realized that it had ...

The name Niels Bohr may take you back to high school chemistry class, but an event tonight (June 3) promises to take people beyond textbooks, for a behind-the-scenes look at the pioneering scientist.