Max Born
Max Born (; 11 December 1882 – 5 January 1970) was a German-British theoretical physicist who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state physics and optics, and supervised the work of a ...
was a widely influential German
physicist
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and
mathematician
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who was awarded the 1954
Nobel Prize in Physics
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for his pivotal role in the development of
quantum mechanics
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. Born won the prize primarily for his contributions to the statistical interpretation of the
wave function
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, though he is known for his work in several areas of quantum mechanics as well as
solid-state physics
Solid-state physics is the study of rigid matter, or solids, through methods such as solid-state chemistry, quantum mechanics, crystallography, electromagnetism, and metallurgy. It is the largest branch of condensed matter physics. Solid-state phy ...
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optics
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, and
special relativity
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"On the Ele ...
. Born's entry in the ''
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
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'' included thirty books and 330 papers.
Books
Born wrote several textbooks and popular science books throughout his career, including ''
Dynamical Theory of Crystal Lattices'' and ''
Principles of Optics''.
English editions
German editions
Articles
Sole author in English
Collaborations in English
Collaborations in German
Sole author in German
Reviews
Biographical
Collections
Interviews
American Institute of Physics
Born was interviewed several times by the
American Institute of Physics
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Letters
Translations
''(BMFRS25)'' The book ''Klecksel the painter'' was published 1965 by the
Frederick Ungar Publishing Company
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History
The Frederick Ungar Publishing Company published over 2,000 titles, including reference books such as the ''Encyclopedia of World Literature in ...
as a translation of ''Klecksel der Maler'' by
Wilhelm Busch
Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch (14 April 1832 – 9 January 1908) was a German humorist, poet, illustrator, and painter. He published wildly innovative illustrated tales that remain influential to this day.
Busch drew on the tropes of f ...
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''(BMFRS343)'' Born translated
Wilhelm Busch
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Busch drew on the tropes of f ...
's poem "" into English in 1962.
Reference works edited
See also
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Bibliography of E. T. Whittaker
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List of scientific publications by Albert Einstein
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List of important publications in physics
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General audience
* List of books on popular physics concepts
Textbooks
* List of textbooks on classical mechanics and quantum mechanics
* List of textbooks in electromagnetism
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List of textbooks on classical mechanics and quantum mechanics
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List of textbooks in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
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List of textbooks in electromagnetism
Primary sources
Publications
Reviewed works
References
Further reading
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Clary, David C. (2022)
''Schrödinger in Oxford'' World Scientific Publishing. .
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