Niels Bohr Institute > Who, What, When
Read portraits and articles on important Danish researchers and their work into the research world and some of the products we surround ourselves with in daily life.
24 April 2014
Niels Bohr's career
Niels Bohr was the son of Christian Bohr, professor of physiology at the University of Copenhagen, and Ellen Bohr, n. Adler.
21 April 2014
History of the institute
Soon after being appointed professor at the University of Copenhagen in 1916, Bohr began lobbying for an institute devoted to physics.
29 May 2010
Tycho Brahe - the founder of modern observing astronomy
Tycho Ottesen Brahe was a great Danish astronomer, considered the founder of modern observing astronomy.
27 May 2010
Ole Rømer
Ole Rømer (1644-1710) was a Danish astronomer, that is internationally famous for is his discovery of the finite speed of light.
15 May 2010
H.C. Oersted - a genius from the province
Although there were no schools in Rudkøbing when Oersted was born, his father made sure that he got an education anyway.
10 May 2010
George de Hevesy
Nuclear medicine was founded by the Hungarian George de Hevesy (1885-1966), in part in collaboration with Niels Bohr.
07 May 2010
Bengt Strömgrens life among the stars
Bengt Strömgren was born in Göteborg 1908 to the astronomer Svante Elis Strömgren and Hedvig Strömgren, a dentist.
05 May 2010
Inge Lehmann - kvinden der opdagede Jordens kerne
Inge Lehmann ræsonnerede sig i 1936 frem til, at Jorden må have en fast indre kerne, men i Danmark er hun stadig ukendt.
04 May 2010
Willi Dansgaard
Willi Dansgaard was the first to realise that ice cores drilled from the ice sheet could contain information about past climate.
03 May 2010
Erik Høg - Surveying the sky
From 1960 Erik Høg developed new methods for measuring the stars in the sky. It led to two ESA satellites.
02 May 2010
Jens Martin Knudsen
Jens Martin started the Mars research in the 1990s through participation in the Mars Pathfinder and Mars Exploration Rover missions.
10 April 2010
Science in Art
In the history of art, one can find numerous artists who have interpreted scientific perspectives and inventions.
05 April 2010
Historical Sites of Physical Science in Copenhagen
The Physical Tourist, A Science Guide for the Traveler edited by John S. Rigden and Roger H. Stuewer.
01 April 2010
Physics Spinoffs
Things surround ourselves with in our everyday life is often by-products derived from physics research.
02 January 2010
Nobel Laureates associated with the Niels Bohr Institute
There is a long series of Nobel Laureates who have been associated with the Niels Bohr Institute.
