Oppenheimer's grandson has disputed the incident, saying there's no record of it. In the movie, Niels Bohr nearly takes a bite out of the apple, but that scene was invented for dramatic effect.

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 ...

Robert Oppenheimer's name has become almost synonymous ... and he took a strong stand against it. By 1939, Niels Bohr brought news to the U.S. that Germans had split the atom.

In 1913, Niels Bohr revised Rutherford's model by suggesting that the electrons orbited the nucleus in different energy levels or at specific distances from the nucleus. By doing this, he was able ...