Fritz London

Fritz London
Fritz London (1928)
Born
Fritz Wolfgang London

(1900-03-07)March 7, 1900
Breslau, Silesia, Germany
DiedMarch 30, 1954(1954-03-30) (aged 54)
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman, American
Known forQuantum chemistry
London dispersion forces
London equations[1]
London moment
London penetration depth
AwardsLorentz Medal (1953)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsDuke University
University of Berlin
University of Oxford
Collège de France
Academic advisorsMax von Laue

Fritz Wolfgang London (March 7, 1900 – March 30, 1954) was a German born physicist and professor at Duke University. His fundamental contributions to the theories of chemical bonding and of intermolecular forces (London dispersion forces) are today considered classic and are discussed in standard textbooks of physical chemistry. With his brother Heinz London, he made a significant contribution to understanding electromagnetic properties of superconductors with the London equations and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on five separate occasions.

  1. ^ London, F.; London, H. (1935). "The Electromagnetic Equations of the Supraconductor". Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 149 (866): 71. Bibcode:1935RSPSA.149...71L. doi:10.1098/rspa.1935.0048.

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