Erwin Schrodinger

By EllenEurich

  • Birth

    Erwin Schrodinger was born on August 12th, 1887 in Vienna, Austria to parents Rudolf and Georgine Schrodinger.
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    Erwin Schrodinger

  • College

    In the fall of 1906, Schrodinger begins his studies in Physics at the Departments of Physics of the University of Vienna.

  • First Employment

    In 1920 Schrodinger took up an academic position as assistant to Max Wien, followed by positions at Stuttgart, Breslau, and at the University of Zurich.

  • Nobel Prize

    In the year of 1933, Erwin Schrodinger and Paul Direc won the Nobel Prize for the complex Wave Equation.

  • "Schrodinger's Cat"

    Schrodinger introduced his cat paradox in a 1935 paper.

  • University of Graz

    In 1936 Schrodinger was offered a position at University of Graz, which he accepted hastily.

  • Retirement

    In 1955, while living in Dublin, Ireland, Schrodinger retired his works as a physist.

  • Death

    On January 1st, 1961 Erwin Schrodinger died.