Max Born (1882-1970)

Awarded the Prize “for his fundamental research in quantum mechanics, especially for his statistical interpretation of the wavefunction.”

German physicist. Born was born in Breslau (now Wroclaw, Pol) on December 11, 1882. He was educated at the University of Breslau, at the universities of Heidelberg, Zurich, G?ttingen where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1907. From 1909 until 1933 he taught at G?ttingen, being appointed Professor of Physics in 1921. In 1933, he moved to Britain, from 1936 served as Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He was a member of the Royal Society in London. Born died in G?ttingen on January 5, 1970.