Fritz

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Fritz London was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for his pioneering work on quantum mechanics and the theory of intermolecular forces, including London dispersion forces.

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instanceOf person
physicist
theoretical physicist
awardReceived Lorentz Medal
birthName Fritz Wolfgang London
linked to: Fritz London
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship France
Germany
United States of America
countryOfBirth Germany
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1900-03-07
dateOfDeath 1954-03-30
doctoralAdvisor Arnold Sommerfeld
educatedAt University of Bonn
University of Frankfurt NERFINISHED
University of Munich
employer Duke University
University of Berlin
University of Oxford
University of Stuttgart
Université de Paris
linked to: Sorbonne University
ethnicGroup Jewish people
linked to: Jews
familyName London
linked to: London, England
fieldOfWork intermolecular forces
quantum mechanics
superconductivity
superfluidity
theoretical physics
givenName Fritz
hasWork Superfluids
The Theory of Intermolecular Forces
knownFor London dispersion forces
London equations
London penetration depth
theory of intermolecular forces
theory of superconductivity
theory of superfluidity of helium-4
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
German
memberOf American Physical Society
notableStudent Eugene Feenberg
placeOfBirth Breslau
German Empire
placeOfDeath Durham, North Carolina
religion Judaism
sibling Heinz London
workLocation Berlin
Durham, North Carolina
Oxford
Paris
Stuttgart

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