Otto Laporte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otto Laporte

physicist, quantum mechanics, electromagnetic wave propagation theory, spectroscopy, fluid dynamics

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1902

Place of Birth: Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1971

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Otto Laporte (July 23, 1902 – March 28, 1971) was a German-born American physicist 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.