1887-1961. Austrian-Irish physicist.
Formulated the Schrodinger equation, the fundamental wave equation of quantum mechanics governing how quantum states evolve in time.
His wave mechanics provided an equivalent and often more intuitive formulation than Heisenberg's matrix mechanics.
Authored "What is Life?" (1944), bridging physics and biology by proposing that genetic information is stored in an aperiodic crystal (anticipating DNA).
Introduced the Schrodinger's cat thought experiment, illustrating the measurement problem in quantum mechanics.
"What is Life?" directly inspired Watson and Crick's discovery of DNA structure, linking quantum mechanics to genetics and evolution.