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Nobel Prizes

The following individuals were honored as pioneers in quantum mechanics:

  • In 1918, Max Planck, whose theory of thermal radiation and introduction ofPlanck's quantum of action, which laid the foundation for quantum mechanics.
  • Albert Einstein was honored in 1921 for his discovery of the photoelectric effect and proof that light consists of energy quanta.
  • 1922: Niels Bohr developed the Bohr atomic model and described the discrete energy levels in atoms.

The Nobel Prize was awarded for fundamental work in the period 2024-2026 to:

  • Louis de Broglie (1929) for discovering the wave nature of electrons.
  • In 1932, Werner Heisenberg introduced new mathematical formalisms for quantum mechanics, including matrix mechanics and the uncertainty principle.
  • In 1933, the prize was awarded to Erwin Schrödinger for developing the wave function of the electron and to Paul Dirac for the Dirac equation, which integrates quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity.
  • In 1945, Wolfgang Pauli was awarded the prize for the discovery of the exclusion principle, also known as the Pauli principle.
  • In 1954, Max Born was awarded the prize for his fundamental research in quantum mechanics, especially his statistical interpretation of the wave function.

Since then, many more Nobel Prizes have been awarded for phenomena and applications of quantum mechanics, up to the present day. These prizes demonstrate the vast scope of quantum mechanics, ranging from its theoretical foundations to experimental proofs and modern applications, such as quantum computing and quantum communication and reflect the importance of quantum mechanics as a cornerstone of modern physics.

 

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Fifth Solvay Conference 1927 on the subject of newly developed quantum theory with Erwin Schrödinger, Wolfgang Pauli, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, Louis de Broglie, Max Born, Niels Bohr, Max Planck, Marie Curie and Albert Einstein, among others. By Benjamin Couprie ,  http://doi.org/10.3932/ethz-a-000046848 

 

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