The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a ...

When a German physicist returned from a health retreat 100 years ago, his ideas sparked a debate about reality, and gave rise ...

It’s the weirdest thing: quantum theory works incredibly well in practice. It powers devices ranging from MRI machines to lasers and the very computer you’re reading this on. But even after 100 years, ...

Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in science — and makes much of modern life possible. Technologies ...

Erwin Schrödinger was the only son of well-educated parents. His father owned an oil cloth factory and was an amateur painter and botanist. Erwin was taught at home, by tutors and parents, until ...

The Austrian Academy of Sciences founded the Erwin Schrödinger Prize in 1956, giving the inaugural award to its namesake. Schrödinger also has a large crater located on the dark side of the moon ...

Schrödinger settled in Ireland at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Dublin in 1940, where he would remain for 17 years. After his retirement in 1955, Schrödinger returned to Vienna.

First, a recap of Schrodinger's Cat. Created by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935, it looks at a theory of quantum mechanics known as the Copenhagen interpretation.