Otto Laporte

Otto Laporte
Born(1902-07-23)July 23, 1902
Mainz,German Empire
DiedMarch 28, 1971(1971-03-28) (aged 68)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
CitizenshipGermany
United States
Alma materFrankfurt University
Known forLaporte rule
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Doctoral advisorArnold Sommerfeld

Otto Laporte (July 23, 1902 – March 28, 1971) was a German-born American physicist and professor at theUniversity of Michigan, who made contributions to quantum mechanics, electromagnetic wave propagation theory, spectroscopy, and fluid dynamics. His name is lent to the Laporte rule in spectroscopy and to the Otto Laporte Award of the American Physical Society.

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