Died 1981-11-15.
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Walter Heitler
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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science · German–Irish physicist (1904–1981) · physicist · university teacher · chemist · philosopher · also Walter Heitler, Walter Heinrich Heitler, W.H. Heitler, Heitler
Born 2 January 1904 · Died 15 November 1981 · Q60287
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1969· 1 entry
Awarded Marcel Benoist Prize (1969).
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1968· 1 entry
Won Max Planck Medal (1968).
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1958· 1 entry
Heitler held the Lorentz Chair for Theoretical Physics at Leiden University
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1949· 1 entry
Heitler accepted a position as Ordinarius Professor for Theoretical Physics and director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Zurich, where he remained until his retirement in 1974
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1946· 1 entry
But stayed at DIAS, whereupon Heitler became director
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1942· 1 entry
Heitler married Kathleen Winifred Nicholson, a biologist whom he met in Bristol
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1941· 1 entry
Heitler became a professor at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), which was arranged there by Erwin Schrödinger, director of the School for Theoretical Physics
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1940· 1 entry
Heitler was briefly interned on the Isle of Man for several months
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1937· 1 entry
Became aware of the latest experimental work in the field; the observation of cosmic ray interactions in nuclear emulsion by Austrian physicists Marietta Blau and Hertha Wambacher
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1936· 1 entry
Heitler published his major work on quantum electrodynamics, The Quantum Theory of Radiation, which marked the direction for future developments in quantum theory
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1929· 1 entry
Heitler completed his habilitation (Dr
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1904· 1 entry
Born 1904-01-02.
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