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*While Born worked at the University of Frankfurt-on-Main, his assistant was [[Otto Stern]], and the work that Stern started there led to him also earning a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1943. | *While Born worked at the University of Frankfurt-on-Main, his assistant was [[Otto Stern]], and the work that Stern started there led to him also earning a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1943. | ||
*Born has a lunar crater named after him. | *Born has a [http://www.gutenberg.us/articles/born_(crater) lunar crater] named after him. | ||
==Connectedness== | ==Connectedness== | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 1 December 2015
Compiled by Amira Abadir (aabadir3) on 12/1/2015
Max Born (1882-1970) was a physicist best known for his study of subatomic particles and contributions to quantum mechanics.
Biography
Max Born was born in Breslau, Germany on December 11th, 1882 to Gustav Born, a professor in anatomy and embryologist, and his wife Margarete.
Scientific Contributions
Contribution 1
Contribution 2
Other Information
Awards
- While working at the University of Göttingen, Born was awarded the Prize of the Philosophical Faculty in 1906.
- Born was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954, along with Walther Bothe.
Fun Facts
- While Born worked at the University of Frankfurt-on-Main, his assistant was Otto Stern, and the work that Stern started there led to him also earning a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1943.
- Born has a lunar crater named after him.
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