Died 1997-03-31.
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Friedrich Hund
Friedrich Hermann Hund was a German physicist from Karlsruhe known for his work on atoms and molecules. He is known for the Hund's rules to predict the electron configuration of chemical elements. His work on Hund's cases and molecular orbital theory furthered the understanding of molecular structure.
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Born 4 February 1896 · Died 31 March 1997 · Q61201
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1974· 1 entry
Awarded Otto Hahn Prize for Chemistry and Physics (1974).
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1971· 1 entry
Won Cothenius Medal (1971).
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1965· 1 entry
Awarded Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1965).
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1949· 1 entry
“Geometry as a Branch of Physics,”
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1948· 1 entry
Career landmark: rector of the University of Jena (1948–1948).
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1943· 1 entry
Won Max Planck Medal (1943).
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1927· 1 entry
Introduced the apparent paradox, subsequently called "Hund's paradox", of why chiral molecules such as sugars and amino acids are found in left or right handed forms but not superpositions
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1926· 1 entry
Hund discovered the so-called tunnel effect or quantum tunnelling
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1896· 1 entry
Born 1896-02-04.
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