Why Aage N. Bohr received the 1975 Physics Nobel

Why it was awarded

Aage N. Bohr received the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the connection between collective motion and particle motion in atomic nuclei and the development of the theory of the structure of the atomic nucleus based on this connection. The award recognizes how this contribution changed the direction of its field. This achievement represents one of the major advances recognized in physics at the time.