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Walter Heitler

Walter Heitler
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Walter Heinrich Heitler was a German–Irish theoretical physicist who made contributions to quantum electrodynamics and quantum field theory. He brought chemistry under quantum mechanics through his theory of valence bonding.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Hans Albert EinsteinMay 14, 1904 – July 26, 1973
  2. J. Robert OppenheimerApril 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967
  3. Kenneth BainbridgeJuly 27, 1904 – July 14, 1996
  4. Louis NéelNovember 22, 1904 – November 17, 2000
  5. Walter Heitler (this page)January 2, 1904 – November 15, 1981
  6. Wendell Meredith StanleyAugust 16, 1904 – June 15, 1971

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