https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/ 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. en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:04:23 +0200 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:04:23 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/niels/ Niels Bohr was the son of Christian Bohr, professor of physiology at the University of Copenhagen, and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/niels/" alt=" Niels Bohr's career" title=" Niels Bohr's career"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/hhh/bohr/55x55.jpg_copy/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/niels/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/tycho/ Tycho Ottesen Brahe was a great Danish astronomer, considered the founder of modern observing astronomy....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/tycho/" alt=" Tycho Brahe - the founder of modern observing astronomy" title=" Tycho Brahe - the founder of modern observing astronomy"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/tycho/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/tycho/ Sat, 29 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/roemer/ Ole Rømer (1644-1710) was a Danish astronomer, that is internationally famous for is his discovery...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/roemer/" alt=" Ole Rømer " title=" Ole Rømer "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/roemer/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/roemer/ Thu, 27 May 2010 10:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/ Although there were no schools in Rudkøbing when Oersted was born, his father made sure that he...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/" alt=" H.C. Oersted - a genius from the province" title=" H.C. Oersted - a genius from the province"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/ Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/george_/ Nuclear medicine was founded by the Hungarian George de Hevesy (1885-1966), in part in collaboration...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/george_/" alt="George de Hevesy" title="George de Hevesy"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/george_/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/george_/ Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/bengt/ Bengt Strömgren was born in Göteborg 1908 to the astronomer Svante Elis Strömgren and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/bengt/" alt=" Bengt Strömgrens life among the stars" title=" Bengt Strömgrens life among the stars"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/bengt/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/bengt/ Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/inge/ Inge Lehmann reasoned in 1936 that the Earth must have a solid inner core, but in Denmark she is still...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/inge/" alt="Inge Lehmann - the woman who discovered the core of the Earth" title="Inge Lehmann - the woman who discovered the core of the Earth"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/inge/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/inge/ Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/willi/ Willi Dansgaard was the first to realise that ice cores drilled from the ice sheet could contain information...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/willi/" alt=" Willi Dansgaard" title=" Willi Dansgaard"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/willi/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/willi/ Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/astrometry/ From 1960 Erik Høg developed new methods for measuring the stars in the sky. It led to two ESA satellites....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/astrometry/" alt=" Erik Høg - Surveying the sky" title=" Erik Høg - Surveying the sky"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/astrometry/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/astrometry/ Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/jens_martin/ Jens Martin started the Mars research in the 1990s through participation in the Mars Pathfinder and Mars...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/jens_martin/" alt="Jens Martin Knudsen" title="Jens Martin Knudsen"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/jens_martin/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/jens_martin/ Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/science_in_art/ In the history of art, one can find numerous artists who have interpreted scientific perspectives and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/science_in_art/" alt=" Science in Art" title=" Science in Art"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/science_in_art/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/science_in_art/ Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:30:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/ The Physical Tourist, A Science Guide for the Traveler edited by John S. Rigden and Roger H. Stuewer....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/" alt=" Historical Sites of Physical Science in Copenhagen" title=" Historical Sites of Physical Science in Copenhagen"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/spinoff/ Things surround ourselves with in our everyday life is often by-products derived...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/spinoff/" alt=" Physics Spinoffs" title=" Physics Spinoffs"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/spinoff/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/spinoff/ Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/nobel/ There is a long series of Nobel Laureates who have been associated with the Niels Bohr Institute.<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/nobel/" alt=" Nobel Laureates associated with the Niels Bohr Institute" title=" Nobel Laureates associated with the Niels Bohr Institute"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/nobel/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/nobel/ Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100