Erwin Schrödinger
By Matthew Gear
Childhood
Career
The principle of quantum mechanics is understanding the physical phenomena that happen at nanoscopic scales. It deals in giving a mathematical description of the wave-like and particle-like behavior of all energy and matter in the known universe. Schrödinger contributed greatly to this science. He developed his own branch of quantum physics, known as wave mechanics which revolved around the Schrödinger equation. All of it had to do with the mechanics of matter and energy at atomic and subatomic levels moving either as particles or as waves, and how they were shown on a chart called a spectrum.
Schrödinger's Cat
Awards
- Nobel Prize in Physics - 1933
- Max Planck Medal - 1937
- Erwin Schrödinger Prize - 1956
Works Cited
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Faye, Jan. "Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics." Stanford University. Stanford University, 03 May 2002. Web. 13 Dec. 2014.
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