Paul Sophus Epstein

Paul Sophus Epstein
Павел Зигмундович Эпштейн
Epstein by Carl Gist, 1931
Born	(1883-03-20)March 20, 1883 Warsaw, Vistula Land, Russian Empire
Died	February 8, 1966(1966-02-08) (aged 82) Pasadena, California, United States
Alma mater	Imperial University of Moscow Technische Universität München
Known for	Epstein drag Quantum theory of the Stark effect
Children	1 daughter
Scientific career
Fields	Quantum mechanics Fluid dynamics
Institutions	California Institute of Technology
Thesis	Beugung an einem ebenen Schirm  (1914)
Doctoral advisor	Arnold Sommerfeld
Doctoral students	Robert B. Leighton

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Paul Sophus Epstein (Russian: Павел Зигмундович Эпштейн, romanized: Pavel Zigmundovich Epshteyn; March 20, 1883 – February 8, 1966) was a Russian-American mathematical physicist. He was known for his contributions to fluid dynamics and to the development of quantum mechanics.