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Arnold Sommerfeld

Died on April 26, 1951

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Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld (German:; 5 December 1868 – 26 April 1951) 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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