Which Happened First?

Fritz London

Fritz London
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Fritz Wolfgang London was a German born physicist and professor at Duke University. His fundamental contributions to the theories of chemical bonding and of intermolecular forces are today considered classic and are discussed in standard textbooks of physical chemistry.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Cecilia Helena Payne GaposchkinMay 10, 1900 – December 7, 1979
  2. Charles Francis RichterApril 26, 1900 – September 30, 1985
  3. Dennis GaborJune 5, 1900 – February 8, 1979
  4. Frédéric Joliot-CurieMarch 19, 1900 – August 14, 1958
  5. Fritz London (this page)March 7, 1900 – March 30, 1954
  6. Ragnar GranitOctober 30, 1900 – March 12, 1991

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