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German physicist who, in 1925, proposed the Pauli exclusion principle,  which states that no two
fermions may possess the same energy (occupy the same quantum state) in a given
atom. He made fundamental contributions to quantum mechanics. His ability to make
experiments self destruct simply by being in the same room was legendary, and has been dubbed the "Pauli effect"
(Frisch 1991, p. 48; Gamow 1985).
Pauli is infamous for a number of scathing remarks directed at his colleagues. Of one colleague's paper, he is
purported to have said "This isn't right. This isn't even wrong." (Australian Institute of Physics).
Additional biographies: MacTutor (St. Andrews)
 Australian Institute of Physics. "Quotable Quotes." http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/aip/aipsheet.html.
Frisch, O. What Little I Remember. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Gamow, G. Thirty Years that Shook Physics: The Story of Quantum Theory. New York: Dover, 1985.
Pauli, W. General Principles of Quantum Mechanics. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1980.
Pauli, W. Theory of Relativity. New York: Dover, 1981.
Pauli, W. Writings on Physics and Philosophy.
© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein
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