Leopold Infeld
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Summary
Leopold Infeld was born on August 20, 1898[1], in Kraków[2]. He died on January 15, 1968[3], in Warsaw[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], non-fiction writer[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and journalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (799 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Powązki Military Cemetery[11]
- Spouse: Helen Infeld[12]
- Child: Eryk Infeld[13]
- Country of citizenship: Poland[14]
- Field of work: physics[15]
- Employer: Institute for Advanced Study[16], University of Toronto[17], University of Cambridge[18], University of Warsaw[19], Lviv University[20], Leipzig University[21]
- Educated at: Jagiellonian University[22], Frederick William University Berlin[23]
- Doctoral advisor: Władysław Natanson[24]
- Notable work: Born–Infeld model[25]
- Award received: Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[26], Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland[27], Work Flag Order, 1st class[28], Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[29]
- Member of: German Academy of Sciences at Berlin[30], Polish Academy of Sciences[31], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[32], Polish Physical Society[33]
- Sex or gender: male[34]
- Doctoral student: Alfred Schild[35], Albert John Coleman[36], Andrzej Trautman[37], Thomas E. Hull[38], Steve Alexander Kushneriuk[39], Theodore Franklin Morris[40], Wiesław Woźnicki[41], Marek Demiański[42], Włodzimierz Kołos[43], Iwo Białynicki-Birula[44], P. R. Wallace[45]
- Commons category: Leopold Infeld[46]
- Residence: Poland[47]
- Family name: Infeld[48]
- Given name: Leopold[49]
- Academic thesis: Fale świetlne w teorji względności[50]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[51], Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[52]
- Nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physics[53]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Leopold Infeld include Born–Infeld model[54], a scientific theory[55].
Why It Matters
Leopold Infeld has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
He is credited with the discovery of Born–Infeld model[58], a scientific theory[59]. Works attributed to him include The Evolution of Physics[60], a literary work[61], written by Albert Einstein[62]. Entities named for him include Born–Infeld model[54], a scientific theory[55].
His notable doctoral advisees include Andrzej Trautman[63], a physicist[64], 1933–2026[65], of Poland[66], awarded the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science[67], specialised in theoretical physics[68]; Alfred Schild[69], a physicist[70], 1921–1977[71], of Germany[72], specialised in physics[73]; P. R. Wallace[74], a physicist[75], 1915–2006[76], of Canada[77], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[78], specialised in theoretical physics[79]; and Iwo Białynicki-Birula[80], a physicist[81], b. 1933[82], of Poland[83], awarded the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science[84], specialised in physics[85].
FAQs
Where was Leopold Infeld born?
Leopold Infeld's place of birth was Kraków[2].
Where did Leopold Infeld die?
Leopold Infeld passed away in Warsaw[4].
Who was Leopold Infeld married to?
Leopold Infeld's spouses include Helen Infeld[12].
What did Leopold Infeld do for work?
Leopold Infeld worked as a physicist[5], non-fiction writer[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and journalist[9].
Where did Leopold Infeld go to school?
Leopold Infeld was educated at Jagiellonian University[22] and Frederick William University Berlin[23].
What awards did Leopold Infeld receive?
Honors received include Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[26], Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland[27], Work Flag Order, 1st class[28], and Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[29].
What did Leopold Infeld discover?
Leopold Infeld is credited as discoverer of Born–Infeld model[58].