Walter Kohn
Walter Kohn
Walter Kohn was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist and theoretical chemist. He was awarded, with John Pople, the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1998. The award recognized their contributions to the understandings of the electronic properties of materials. In particular, Kohn played the leading role in the development of density functional theory, which made it possible to incorporate quantum mechanical effects in the electronic density. This computational simplification led to many insights and became an essential tool for electronic materials,...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth9 March 1923
CountryAustria
Walter Kohn quotes about
My commitment to a humane and peaceful world continues to this day.
I was fortunate to find an extraordinary mathematics and applied mathematics program in Toronto.
On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such as the establishment of a strong program of Judaic Studies at the University of California in San Diego.