Arnold Sommerfeld
German physicist (1868-1951)
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Updated 2026-05-29
German physicist who shaped early quantum theory and trained a generation of physicists that carried it forward. His work on atomic structure and quantum mechanics made him central to physics' theoretical revolution in the early 20th century.
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Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld was a German theoretical physicist who pioneered developments in both atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and mentored many students for the new era of theoretical physics.
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