Max Born was a German physicist born in 1882 who made several important contributions to the fields of physics and optics. He coined the term "quantum mechanics" and developed the Born Approximation technique for solving scattering problems. Born also shared the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics with Walther Bothe for his statistical interpretation of the wave function, which was fundamental to the development of quantum mechanics. He lived most of his life in Gottingen, Germany where he worked at the University and raised two children before passing away in 1970.

1. Max Born
Natalie Martinez
Period 1, English
December 12, 2013

2. Biography
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Max Born was born on December
11, 1882 in Breslau, Germany.
He lived in Gottingen, West
Germany.
Born had two kids named Irene
Born and Gritli Born.
Max Born died on January 5,
1970 in Gottingen, Germany.

3. Assertion
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Max Born is a significant scientist
because he made brilliant
contributions in the areas of
physics and optics.

4. Evidence #1
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“Max Born was a pioneer in
developing quantum mechanics.
The term quantum mechanics
was introduced by Born.”

5. Explanation #1
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The phrase "quantum
mechanics" was coined by the
group of physicists including Max
Born, Werner Heisenberg, and
Wolfgang Pauli at the University
of Gottingen in the early 1920’s.
It was first used in Born’s 1924
paper "Zur Quantenmechanik."

6. Evidence #2
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“This technique is called the Born
Approximation. It is also known
as the Born-Oppenheimer theory
of molecules deals with
interatomic forces.”

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Explanation
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The invention Approximation is
used for solving problems
concerning the scattering of
atomic particles. Born and J.
Robert Oppenheimer introduced
a widely used simplification of
the calculations dealing with
electronic structures of
molecules.

8. Evidence #3
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“The Nobel Prize in Physics 1954
was divided equally between Max
Born and Walther Bothe. He also
won Nobel Prize for his
invention, Born Approximation.”

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Explanation
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Max Born won these two Nobel
Prizes for his fundamental
research in quantum mechanics,
especially for his statistical
interpretation of the wave
function.

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Conclusion
In conclusion, Max Born is a
significant scientist because he
mad brilliant contributions in the
areas of physics and optics. He
was a German physicist who
played vital role in the evolution
of quantum mechanics. I think
Max Born was a very important
and intelligent scientist because
without his inventions, physics
wouldn’t be the same.