Quantum mechanics
Who
Built by many scientists in the 1920s; the German-Jewish physicist Max Born coined the name 'quantum mechanics' and gave its probabilistic interpretation. Other Jewish founders include Wolfgang Pauli.
When
1920s
Where
Göttingen, Germany, and across Europe
Quantum mechanics, the physics of atoms and particles, was built in the 1920s by many scientists; the German-Jewish physicist Max Born coined the term and won the 1954 Nobel Prize for its statistical interpretation. It underlies modern electronics, lasers and computing. Several key founders, including Born and Wolfgang Pauli, came from Jewish families.
Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.