Erwin Schrödinger

10 Things You Might Not Know About Erwin Schrödinger

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January 6, 2023
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1. Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961), was an accomplished translator and translated several works of literature from French and Italian into German, including the poetry of Paul Éluard and the plays of Luigi Pirandello. 2. He was a member of the Rosicrucian Order, a spiritual and philosophical...

Unraveling the Quantum World: An Interview with Paul H. Halpern on Erwin Schrödinger’s Enduring Influence

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By Charles Carlini
January 6, 2023
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Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961) was a revolutionary physicist and Nobel laureate whose groundbreaking work in quantum mechanics forever changed our understanding of the universe. His famous thought experiment involving a cat in a box illuminated the concept of superposition and his wave equation remains a fundamental...

New Book on Erwin Schrödinger Offers an Accessible and Engaging Introduction to the Nobel Prize-winning Physicist’s Life and Work

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December 11, 2021
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“A delightful and illuminating biography of one of the 20th century’s greatest scientists. His influence on physics and, at least indirectly, on biology was monumental and his unconventional private life was a continual challenge. There is never a dull moment in this fascinating book.” —Gino...

The Cat’s Out of the Bag: What do Erwin Schrödinger and T. S. Eliot have in common?

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January 7, 2021
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At first glance, a Nobel Prize-winning Austrian physicist and American-born poet stand as far apart as science and literature usually do. But in fact, the two do have some things in common. They both died on the same day, January 4—Erwin Schrödinger in 1961 at age...

A Paradox—In All its Possible States

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By Charles Carlini
August 20, 2018
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Very few felines have made such a lasting impression on popular culture (and have been a butt of many jokes) as the one commonly referred to as “Schrödinger’s cat.” The Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger (1887–1961) earned the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work...

Making Waves: John Gribbin on Why Erwin Schrödinger’s Famous Paradox is the Cat’s Meow

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By Charles Carlini
August 11, 2013
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Best known for his cat thought experiment, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger (1887–1961) contributed significantly to fields of wave mechanics and wave equation. In 1933, he co-won the Nobel Prize for Physics for the introduction of Schrödinger’s wave, which is still widely used in modern quantum theory. British science writer, astrophysicist, and lecturer in...