Arnold Sommerfeld

(1868–1951) Theoretical Physicist

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Arnold Sommerfeld was a theoretical physicist, best known for Atombau und Spektrallinien.

Quick Facts About Arnold Sommerfeld

Born: December 5, 1868
Died: April 26, 1951
Profession: Theoretical Physicist
Notable works: Atombau und Spektrallinien

About Arnold Sommerfeld

Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld was a German theoretical physicist who pioneered developments in both atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and mentored many students for the new era of theoretical physics.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Arnold Sommerfeld

If you want to be a physicist, you must do three things-first, study mathematics, second, study more mathematics, and third, do the…

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Education

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“All integral laws of spectral lines and of atomic theory spring originally from the quantum theory. It is the mysterious organon on…

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Fine-structure-constant

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Thermodynamics is a funny subject. The first time you go through it, you don't understand it at all. The second time you…

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Bother

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Mathematics is like childhood diseases. The younger you get it, the better.

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Childhood

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“After the discovery of spectral analysis no one trained in physics could doubt the problem of the atom would be solved when…

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Atomic structure

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