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[[File:JH van Vleck and HBG Casimir, 1974.jpg|thumb|right|Van Vleck (left) receives the Lorentz Medal from Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam (1974).]] |
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'''[[w:John Hasbrouck Van Vleck|John Hasbrouck Van Vleck]]''' ([[March 13]], [[1899]] – [[October 27]], [[1980]]) was an American physicist, co-awarded the 1977 [[w:Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize in Physics]], for his contributions to the understanding of electrons in magnetic solids. |
'''[[w:John Hasbrouck Van Vleck|John Hasbrouck Van Vleck]]''' ([[March 13]], [[1899]] – [[October 27]], [[1980]]) was an American physicist, co-awarded the 1977 [[w:Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize in Physics]], for his contributions to the understanding of electrons in magnetic solids. |
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* … one can still say that [[quantum mechanics]] is the key to understanding magnetism. When one enters the first room with this key there are unexpected rooms beyond, but it is always the master key that unlocks each door. |
* … one can still say that [[quantum mechanics]] is the key to understanding magnetism. When one enters the first room with this key there are unexpected rooms beyond, but it is always the master key that unlocks each door. |
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Latest revision as of 10:54, 2 April 2024
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (March 13, 1899 – October 27, 1980) was an American physicist, co-awarded the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics, for his contributions to the understanding of electrons in magnetic solids.
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[edit]- … one can still say that quantum mechanics is the key to understanding magnetism. When one enters the first room with this key there are unexpected rooms beyond, but it is always the master key that unlocks each door.
- Quantum Mechanics, The Key to Understanding Magnetism, Nobel Lecture (December 8, 1977)
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