Born: 25 April 1900 · Died: 15 December 1958 · Age at death: 58
How old was Wolfgang Pauli when he died?
Wolfgang Pauli died aged 58. He was born on 25 April 1900 and died on 15 December 1958.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who pioneered quantum mechanics
Did you know?The 'Pauli effect' was a humorous superstition among his colleagues that equipment would break or malfunction simply because he was nearby.
Quick facts
Date of birth25 April 1900
Date of death15 December 1958
Age at death58
Cause of deathPancreatic cancer
NationalityAustrian-Swiss
BirthplaceVienna, Austria
Occupationtheoretical physicist, university teacher, chemist
Editor's Take:
Wolfgang Pauli was famous for his brilliance and his brutal criticism. His exclusion principle explains why atoms have shells. It is why chemistry and the periodic table work as they do. To save the law of energy conservation he proposed an invisible particle, later called the neutrino. Colleagues feared his verdict, once summed up as 'not even wrong'. He also explored psychology and dreams with Carl Jung. His letters remain a goldmine for historians of science.
Key Milestones
1921: Writes a celebrated review of relativity at 21
1925: States the exclusion principle
1930: Proposes the neutrino
1945: Wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and a pioneer of quantum mechanics. In 1945, after having been nominated by Albert Einstein, Pauli received the Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the Exclusion Principle, also called the Pauli Principle".
Wolfgang Pauli's birthday is April 25. He was born on April 25, 1900 in Vienna, Austria.
How old was Wolfgang Pauli when he died?
Wolfgang Pauli died on December 15, 1958, aged 58.
Who shares a birthday with Wolfgang Pauli?
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