Erwin Schrödinger vs John Logie Baird
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Compare the life timelines of Erwin Schrödinger (1887–1961) and John Logie Baird (1888–1946) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 58 years, from 1888 to 1946.
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Erwin Schrödinger (1887–1961)
- — Born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary Verified
- — Received doctorate in physics from the University of Vienna Verified
- — Married Annemarie Bertel Verified
- — Appointed professor of theoretical physics at the University of Zurich Verified
- — Published the Schrödinger wave equation Verified
- — Succeeded Max Planck as professor at the University of Berlin Verified
- — Left Germany after the Nazi rise to power and shared the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Proposed the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment Verified
- — Joined the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Verified
- — Died in Vienna, Austria Verified
John Logie Baird (1888–1946)
- — Born in Helensburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Studied at the University of Glasgow and Royal Technical College Verified
- — Transmitted the first moving silhouette images Verified
- — Gave the first public demonstration of live television Verified
- — Achieved the first transatlantic television transmission Verified
- — Demonstrated the first colour television Verified
- — BBC began experimental broadcasts using the Baird system Verified
- — Baird system dropped by the BBC in favour of Marconi-EMI Verified
- — Died in Bexhill-on-Sea, England Verified