Max Born
Max Born (; 11 December 1882 – 5 January 1970) was a German physicist and mathematician 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 n ...
was a widely influential German
physicist
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Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate caus ...
and
mathematician
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Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change.
History
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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
Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. It is the foundation of all quantum physics including quantum chemistry, ...
. Born won the prize primarily for his contributions to the statistical interpretation of the
wave function, 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 quantum mechanics, crystallography, electromagnetism, and metallurgy. It is the largest branch of condensed matter physics. Solid-state physics studies how the l ...
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optics
Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behaviour of visible, ultraviole ...
, and
special relativity
In physics, the special theory of relativity, or special relativity for short, is a scientific theory regarding the relationship between space and time. In Albert Einstein's original treatment, the theory is based on two postulates:
# The laws o ...
. Born's entry in the ''
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society'' included thirty books and 330 papers.
Books
Born wrote several textbooks and popular science books throughout his career, including ''
Dynamical Theory of Crystal Lattices
''Dynamical Theory of Crystal Lattices'' is a book in solid state physics, authored collaboratively by Max Born and Kun Huang. The book was originally started by Born in c. 1940, and was finished in the 1950s by Huang in consultation with Born. T ...
'' and ''
Principles of Optics
''Principles of Optics'', colloquially known as ''Born and Wolf'', is an optics textbook written by Max Born and Emil Wolf that was initially published in 1959 by Pergamon Press. After going through six editions with Pergamon Press, the book wa ...
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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
Frederick Ungar Publishing Company was a New York publishing firm which was founded in 1940.
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.
''(BMFRS343)'' Born translated
Wilhelm Busch'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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List of textbooks in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
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List of textbooks in electromagnetism
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