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Wolfgang Pauli

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Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (German: Wolfgang Ernst Pauli, April 25, 1900 - December 15, 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics research. In 1945, on Einstein's nomination, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the Pauli Exclusion Principle. The Pauli Exclusion Principle involves spin theory and is the basis for understanding the structure of matter and even chemistry.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
United States
Born
1900-04-25
Died
1958-12-15
Wikidata
Q65989
Occupations theoretical physicistuniversity teacherchemistphysicist
Aliases Wolfgang Ernst PauliWolfgang PauliWolfgang Ens PauliWolfgang PauliWolfgang BaoliWolfgang PauriPauli

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