Walter Kohn
Physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate
Born
March 9th, 1923
102 years ago
Died
2016
9 years ago — 93 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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Walter Kohn was an Austrian-American physicist recognized for contributions to the field of quantum mechanics and computational materials science. Kohn developed the Kohn-Sham equations, a fundamental component of density functional theory, which revolutionized the way electronic structure calculations are performed in solids and molecules. Kohn received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998, sharing it for work that advanced the understanding of the electronic structure of matter. Kohn served as a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, influencing generations of physicists and chemists through research and education.
Developed the Kohn-Sham equations
Won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998
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