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20th-century German physicists
- Albert EinsteinOn the 14th of March 1879, Albert Einstein was born in Ulm within the Kingdom of Württemberg. His parents were Hermann Einstein and Pauline Koch.
- Max PlanckMax Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was born on the 23rd of April 1858 in Kiel, Holstein. He entered the world into a family where theology and law ruled supreme.
- Werner HeisenbergWerner Karl Heisenberg was born on the 5th of December 1901 in Würzburg, Germany. His father Kaspar Ernst August Heisenberg taught classical languages and…
- Max BornMax Born entered the University of Göttingen in April 1904, stepping into a world dominated by three renowned mathematicians.
- Heinrich Friedrich WeberHeinrich Friedrich Weber entered the University of Jena around 1861. He arrived with ambitions in mathematics but quickly discovered a personal limitation.
- Jakob LaubJakob Johann Laub was born as Jakub Laub on the 7th of February 1884 in Rzeszów. He changed his name from Jakub to Jakob Johann after converting from the…
- Emmy NoetherAmalie Emmy Noether was born on the 23rd of March 1882 in Erlangen, Bavaria. Her father Max Noether taught mathematics at the local university.
- Wernher von BraunWernher von Braun was born on the 23rd of March 1912, in the small town of Wirsitz within the Province of Posen. His father served as Minister of Agriculture…
- Otto SternOtto Stern was born on the 17th of February 1888 into a Jewish family in Sohrau. This town now bears the name Żory within the Province of Silesia, Kingdom of…