Erwin Schrödinger and Wave Mechanics

Erwin Schrödinger

An Austrian theoretical physicist. A central figure in the development of quantum mechanics, he formulated the Schrödinger equation in 1926, establishing wave mechanics. In 1933, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Paul Dirac. Critical of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, he discussed the concept of quantum entanglement in 1935 and proposed the famous thought experiment known as "Schrödinger's cat." Beyond physics, he maintained strong interests in philosophy, the origin of life, and genetics; his 1944 book "What Is Life?" influenced the later development of molecular biology. Opposed to the Nazi regime, he left Germany and served as the first director of the School of Theoretical Physics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies in Ireland from 1939. He acquired Irish citizenship in 1948, returned to Vienna in 1956, and passed away there in 1961.

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Year	Erwin Schrödinger
1879	Birth (Age: 8 years before birth, Period: July 25, 1894, Location: Obljaj (present-day Bosansko Grahovo municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina))
1887	Birth of Erwin Schrödinger (Period: August 12, 1887, Location: Vienna (present-day Austria))
1906	Enrollment at the University of Vienna (Erwin Schrödinger, Age: 18 years old, Period: 1906, Location: Vienna (present-day Austria))
1910	Earning a doctorate (Erwin Schrödinger, Age: 22 years old, Period: 1910, Location: Vienna (present-day Austria))
1914	World War I (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1914–1918, Location: Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Military service in World War I (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1914–1918, Location: Eastern Front, Romanian Front, etc.) Acquisition of habilitation (Erwin Schrödinger, Age: 26 years old, Period: 1914, Location: Vienna (present-day Austria))
1920	Research at the University of Jena (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1920, Location: Jena (present-day Germany)) Marriage (Erwin Schrödinger, Annemarie "Anny" Bertel, Age: 32 years old, Period: April 6, 1920, Location: Vienna (present-day Austria))
1921	Quantum mechanics research in Zurich (Age: 33 years old, Period: 1921–1927, Location: Zurich (present-day Switzerland)) Appointed professor at the University of Zurich (Erwin Schrödinger, Age: 33 years old, Period: 1921, Location: Zurich (present-day Switzerland))
1925	Establishment of the Schrödinger equation (Age: 37 years old, Period: 1925–1926, Location: Zurich (present-day Switzerland))
1926	Publication of the Schrödinger equation (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1926, Location: Zurich (present-day Switzerland))
1927	Appointed professor at the University of Berlin (Erwin Schrödinger, Age: 39 years old, Period: 1927, Location: Berlin (present-day Germany))
1933	Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (Erwin Schrödinger, Age: 45 years old, Period: 1933, Location: Stockholm (present-day Sweden)) Opposition to the Nazi regime and departure from Germany (Age: 45 years old, Period: 1933, Location: Berlin (present-day Germany), Oxford (present-day United Kingdom)) Activities at the University of Oxford (Age: 45 years old, Period: 1933–1936, Location: Oxford (present-day United Kingdom))
1935	Proposal of the concept of quantum entanglement (Age: 47 years old, Period: 1935, Location: Oxford (present-day United Kingdom), etc.)
1936	Spanish Civil War (Age: 48 years old, Period: 1936–1939, Location: Spain) Appointed professor at the University of Graz (Erwin Schrödinger, Age: 48 years old, Period: 1936–1938, Location: Graz (present-day Austria))
1938	Anschluss (annexation of Austria, Age: 50 years old, Period: March 1938, Location: Austria, especially Graz)
1939	World War II (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1939–1945, Location: UK, France, Atlantic, North Africa, Mediterranean, and Europe) Move to the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (Erwin Schrödinger, Age: 51 years old, Period: 1939, Location: Dublin (present-day Ireland)) Head of the Theoretical Physics School at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1939–1955, Location: Dublin (present-day Ireland))
1943	Lectures on "What Is Life?" (Age: 55 years old, Period: 1943, Location: Dublin (present-day Ireland))
1944	Publication of "What Is Life?" (Age: 56 years old, Period: 1944, Location: Cambridge (published in United Kingdom))
1948	Acquisition of Irish citizenship (Erwin Schrödinger, Age: 60 years old, Period: 1948, Location: Dublin (present-day Ireland))
1955	Retirement from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (Erwin Schrödinger, Age: 67 years old, Period: 1955, Location: Dublin (present-day Ireland))
1956	Return to the University of Vienna (Age: 68 years old, Period: 1956, Location: Vienna (present-day Austria))
1961	Death of Erwin Schrödinger (Age: 73 years old, Period: January 4, 1961)

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