Fritz London

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Fritz London was a German-born theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work on superconductivity and quantum chemistry, including foundational contributions to the understanding of intermolecular forces.

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instanceOf German emigrant to the United States
chemist
person
theoretical physicist
academicAdvisor Max Born
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship France
Germany
United States of America
coAuthor Heinz London
Walter Heitler
countryOfBirth German Empire
dateOfBirth 1900-03-07
dateOfDeath 1954-03-30
educatedAt University of Bonn
surface form: Universität Bonn

Goethe University Frankfurt
surface form: Universität Frankfurt am Main
era 20th-century physics
familyName London, England
surface form: London
fieldOfWork intermolecular forces
quantum chemistry
superconductivity
theoretical physics
givenName Fritz
hasAward Fritz London Memorial Prize
surface form: Fritz London Memorial Prize (named in his honor)
honouredBy Fritz London Memorial Prize
language English
French
German
movement quantum mechanics
notableFor London dispersion forces
London equations
surface form: London equations of superconductivity

foundational work in quantum chemistry
pioneering work on superconductivity
theoretical explanation of intermolecular forces
notableWork Heitler–London theory of the chemical bond
London equations
surface form: London equations describing superconductivity

theory of London dispersion forces
placeOfBirth Breslau
surface form: Breslau, German Empire
placeOfDeath Durham, North Carolina
surface form: Durham, North Carolina, United States
positionHeld Professor of Theoretical Physics at Duke University
religion Judaism
sibling Heinz London
spouse Bessie Maddern London
surface form: Edith London
workedAt Duke University
Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: Universität Berlin

University of Stuttgart
surface form: Universität Stuttgart

Université Paris Cité
surface form: Université de Paris

University of Strasbourg
surface form: Université de Strasbourg

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London equations formulatedBy Fritz London
London equations namedAfter Fritz London
London penetration depth namedAfter Fritz London
Heinz London collaboratedWith Fritz London
Heinz London sibling Fritz London
Heinz London hasRelative Fritz London
Walter Heitler coAuthor Fritz London
Fritz birthName Fritz London
subject surface form: Fritz London
this entity surface form: Fritz Wolfgang London
London dispersion forces namedAfter Fritz London
Fritz hasNotableBearer Fritz London