When was Max Born born?

Max Born was born on 11 December 1882 in Wrocław.

What positions has Max Born held?

Positions held by Max Born include: professor.

Where did Max Born study?

Max Born was educated at University of Göttingen, Heidelberg University, University of Wrocław, University of Zurich.

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Max Born

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German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882–1970)

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Max Born was a German–British theoretical physicist who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state physics and optics, and supervised the work of a number of notable physicists in the 1920s and 1930s. He shared the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics with Walther Bothe "for his fundamental research in quantum mechanics, especially for his statistical interpretation of the wavefunction."

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Born: 11 December 1882 wd
Place of birth: Wrocław wd
Died: 5 January 1970 wd
Place of death: Göttingen wd
Citizenship: German Reich, United Kingdom wd
Occupation: physicist, mathematician, university teacher, theoretical physicist, scientist wd
Education: University of Göttingen, Heidelberg University, University of Wrocław, University of Zurich, Gonville and Caius College wd
Spouse: Hedwig Born wd

Positions held wd

professor

Awards wd

Fellow of the Royal Society (1939)
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1959)
Nobel Prize in Physics (1954)
Max Planck Medal (1948)
Hughes Medal (1950)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1937)
Guthrie Lecture (1953)
Makdougall Brisbane Prize (1942)
honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux (1948)
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1954)
Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize (1944)

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When was Max Born born?: Max Born was born on 11 December 1882 in Wrocław.
What positions has Max Born held?: Positions held by Max Born include: professor.
Where did Max Born study?: Max Born was educated at University of Göttingen, Heidelberg University, University of Wrocław, University of Zurich.

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