Erwin Schrödinger

10 Things You Might Not Know About Erwin Schrödinger

1. Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961), was an accomplished translator and translated several works of literature from French and Italian into German,…

5 months ago

The Schrödinger Effect: When Being Both Alive and Dead is a Good Thing (In Physics)

Erwin Schrödinger, the famous Austrian physicist, would have been turning 133 years old today, and we thought it was about…

1 year ago

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

Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961) was a revolutionary physicist and Nobel laureate whose groundbreaking work in quantum mechanics forever changed our understanding…

2 years ago

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

“A delightful and illuminating biography of one of the 20th century’s greatest scientists. His influence on physics and, at least…

3 years ago

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

At first glance, a Nobel Prize-winning Austrian physicist and American-born poet stand as far apart as science and literature usually do.…

4 years ago

A Paradox—In All its Possible States

Very few felines have made such a lasting impression on popular culture (and have been a butt of many jokes)…

6 years ago

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

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…

11 years ago

Erwin Schrödinger

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,…

137 years ago