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Arnold Sommerfeld

Arnold Sommerfeld
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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.

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  1. Arnold Sommerfeld (this page)December 5, 1868 – April 26, 1951
  2. Henrietta Swan LeavittJuly 4, 1868 – December 12, 1921
  3. Josep Comas i SolàDecember 17, 1868 – December 2, 1937
  4. René de SaussureMarch 17, 1868 – December 2, 1943
  5. Robert Andrews MillikanMarch 22, 1868 – December 19, 1953
  6. Theodore William RichardsJanuary 31, 1868 – April 2, 1928

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