Erwin Schrödinger died on 4 January 1961 in Vienna, aged 73. An Austrian physicist, Schrödinger developed wave mechanics, one of the foundations of quantum theory. In 1926 he published the equation that bears his name, which describes how the quantum state of a physical system changes over time, and for this work he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933 with Paul Dirac. He is also known for the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment, devised in 1935 to illustrate the strange implications of quantum superposition. His book What Is Life?, published in 1944, inspired a generation of biologists. He left Germany after the Nazi rise to power, spent many years at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and returned to Vienna in 1956.
Before and after
- from 1961 to 1963Vostok programme
- 1961Establishment of Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
- 1961Establishment of Emas National Park
- from 1961 to 1972Rise of Tupamaros
- 4 January 1961Death of Erwin Schrödinger
- 17 January 1961Death of Patrice Lumumba
- from 4 February 1961 to 25 April 1974Angolan War of Independence
- from 4 February 1961 to 25 April 1974Portuguese Colonial War
- from 11 February 1961 to 1 January 1963Rise of Secret Army Organization
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