Fritz London

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5 total works indexed

1. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,368x

2. Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

   · 2016 · cited 11,429x

3. The psychology of interpersonal relations.

   · 1958 · cited 9,607x

4. A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 9,222x

5. GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral

   · 2017 · cited 8,075x

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Quotes

• “Modern physics often advances only by sacrificing some of our traditional philosophical convictions.”

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Key facts

Born

Fritz Wolfgang London , ( 1900-03-07 ) March 7, 1900, Breslau , Silesia , Germany

Died

March 30, 1954 (1954-03-30) (aged 54), Durham, North Carolina

Citizenship

German, American

Known for

Quantum chemistry , London dispersion forces , London equations , London moment , London penetration depth

Awards

Lorentz Medal (1953)

Fields

Theoretical physics

Institutions

Duke University , University of Berlin , University of Oxford , Collège de France

Academic advisors

Max von Laue

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London,Fritz 1928 München.jpg

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