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Wolfgang Pauli

Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)

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Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and a pioneer of quantum mechanics. In 1945, after having been nominated by Albert Einstein, Pauli received the Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the Exclusion Principle, also called the Pauli Principle". The discovery involved spin theory, which is the basis of a theory of the structure of matter.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Vienna wd
Died
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Place of death
Zurich wd
Citizenship
United States, Switzerland wd
Occupation
theoretical physicist, university teacher, chemist, physicist wd
Education
LMU Munich, Bundesgymnasium Döbling wd
Spouse
Käthe Margarethe Deppner, Franziska Bertram wd

Awards wd

  • Lorentz Medal (1931)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1945)
  • Max Planck Medal (1958)
  • Matteucci Medal (1956)
  • Franklin Medal (1952)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Vienna
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1953)
  • professor (1926)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Hamburg (1958)

About

To preserve the conservation of energy in beta decay, Pauli proposed the existence of a small neutral particle, dubbed the "neutrino" in 1930. Neutrinos were first detected in 1956.

Questions

When was Wolfgang Pauli born?
Wolfgang Pauli was born on 25 April 1900 in Vienna.
Where did Wolfgang Pauli study?
Wolfgang Pauli was educated at LMU Munich, Bundesgymnasium Döbling.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Wolfgang Pauli · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q65989 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Pauli.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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