Public figure, Education
Max Born Gold
German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882–1970)
Max Born was a German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882–1970). Born 1882 in Wrocław. Associated with Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Göttingen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
- Function
- Education
Common questions
- Who is Max Born?
- Max Born was a German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882–1970). Born 1882 in Wrocław. Associated with Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Göttingen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
- What does Max Born do?
- Max Born is known as physicist, mathematician, university teacher.
- Where did Max Born study?
- Max Born studied at University of Göttingen (1906).
- What are Max Born's skills?
- theoretical physics, physics, quantum mechanics.
- When was Max Born born?
- Max Born was born on 1882-12-11 in Wrocław.
- What awards has Max Born received?
- Fellow of the Royal Society, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Nobel Prize in Physics, Max Planck Medal, Hughes Medal, and 6 more.
Career and education
SilverCareer
- Goethe University Frankfurt 1919 to 1921
- University of Göttingen 1908 to 1914
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 1914 to 1919
- University of Edinburgh 1936 to 1952
- University of Göttingen 1921 to 1933
- Artillery Testing Commission 1915 to 1918
Offices and positions
- professor
Education
- University of Göttingen 1904 to 1906
- Heidelberg University 1902 to 1902
- University of Wrocław 1901 to 1904
- University of Zurich 1903 to 1903
- Gonville and Caius College
Public life
Gold- Born
- 1882-12-11, Wrocław
- Died
- 1970-01-05, Göttingen
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupations
- physicist, mathematician, university teacher, theoretical physicist, scientist
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of London, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Göttingen Eighteen
Achievements
SilverAwards
- 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
Notable work
- probability amplitude
- Born-Oppenheimer approximation
Network
SilverFamily (public figures)
- Gustav Victor Rudolf BornChild
- Gustav BornFather
- Wolfgang BornSibling
- Olivia Newton-JohnRelative
- Max BornRelative
Profile
- Languages
- German, English
- Expertise
- theoretical physics, physics, quantum mechanics
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