Professor
Succeeds Max Planck at the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin
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Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrodinger Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrodinger through 94 dated historical records for Austria.
Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrodinger, historical timeline
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1927–1949Years on this page
1927
Berlin Scientific Colloquia
Participates actively in the major physics colloquia of Berlin after succeeding Max Planck in the city's leading theoretical-physics chair.
1928
Nobel Prize Nomination Begins
Receives early nominations for the Nobel Prize in Physics as the international significance of his wave-mechanics work becomes widely recognized.
1929
Wave Mechanics Recognition
Continues receiving international recognition for wave mechanics as his formulation becomes a standard foundation of quantum theory.
1930
Quantum Foundations Research
Continues research on the conceptual foundations of quantum theory while questioning purely statistical interpretations of the wave function.
1931
Berlin Theoretical Physics Research
Maintains an active programme of theoretical research in Berlin while engaging with leading physicists working on quantum mechanics and field theory.
1932
Quantum Interpretation Debate
Continues challenging aspects of the emerging Copenhagen interpretation and argues for a more complete wave-based account of quantum phenomena.
1933
Exile of Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrodinger
Schrodinger decides to leave Germany; he disliked the Nazis anti-semitism
Fellow
Becomes a Fellow of Magdalen College at the University of Oxford
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries in atomic theory and quantum mechanics.
Nobel Lecture on Wave Mechanics
Presents his Nobel lecture on wave mechanics and explains the development and physical meaning of the new quantum formalism.
Nobel Prize Shared with Paul Dirac
Shares the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics with Paul Dirac for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory.
1934
Princeton Position Declined
Declines an offered permanent position at Princeton University and continues his search for a suitable European academic post.
Princeton Lectures
Delivers lectures at Princeton University on quantum mechanics and related theoretical problems after leaving Germany.
1935
EPR Response Papers
Responds to the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen argument with papers exploring the consequences of quantum correlations and the completeness of quantum mechanics.
Entanglement Concept
Introduces and develops the concept later known as quantum entanglement to describe the inseparability of correlated quantum systems.
Quantum Superposition Thought Experiment
Highlights the tension between microscopic superposition and everyday observation.
Schrodingers Cat
Introduces the cat thought experiment to illustrate quantum measurement problems.
Steering Discussion
Analyzes how measurement choices on one part of an entangled system can constrain descriptions of the other, anticipating the modern concept of quantum steering.
1936
Professor
Takes up a position at the University of Graz in Austria
Return to Austria
Returns to Austria to take a professorship at the University of Graz after several years in Britain.
1937
Graz Theoretical Physics Work
Continues research and teaching in theoretical physics at Graz while political conditions in Austria grow increasingly unstable.
1938
Dismissal after Anschluss
Loses his university position after the German annexation of Austria because his earlier departure from Nazi Germany is treated as politically suspect.
Escape from Austria
Leaves Austria after the Anschluss and escapes first to Italy before seeking a new academic position elsewhere in Europe.
Return to Oxford
Returns temporarily to Oxford after fleeing Austria and resumes contact with British academic colleagues.
1939
Move to Dublin
Moves to Dublin after receiving an invitation to help establish a new centre for advanced theoretical research in Ireland.
Ghent Appointment
Takes a temporary academic position at the University of Ghent before moving to Ireland.
1940
School of Theoretical Physics Directorship
Becomes director of the School of Theoretical Physics at the newly established Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
1941
Dublin Theoretical Physics Programme
Develops the research programme of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and helps establish it as an international centre for theoretical physics.
1942
Unified Field Theory Research
Pursues mathematical approaches to unifying gravitation and electromagnetism while directing theoretical-physics research in Dublin.
1943
Aperiodic Crystal Concept
Argues in his What Is Life? lectures that hereditary information could be encoded in an aperiodic molecular structure within living cells.
What Is Life Lectures
Delivers the celebrated What Is Life? lectures at Trinity College Dublin under the auspices of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
1944
What Is Life?
Publication of "What Is Life?"
Negative Entropy Discussion
Explains biological organization using the language of thermodynamics and describes living systems as sustaining order through exchanges with their environment.
Order from Order Concept
Develops the idea that living organisms maintain ordered structure by exploiting highly organized molecular processes in his book What Is Life?.
1945
Postwar Dublin Research
Continues leading theoretical research in Dublin after the Second World War while working on quantum foundations and unified-field ideas.
1946
Statistical Thermodynamics Publication
Publishes Statistical Thermodynamics, presenting a concise treatment of entropy, ensembles and the statistical foundations of thermodynamic behaviour.
1947
General Relativity Research
Continues mathematical investigations into general relativity and attempts to formulate unified descriptions of gravitation and electromagnetism.
1948
Field Theory Publications
Publishes further work on field theory as part of his sustained effort to find a unified mathematical framework for fundamental interactions.
1949
Quantum Foundations Lectures
Continues lecturing and writing on the conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics, emphasizing unresolved questions about measurement and physical reality.
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