Erwin Schrödinger 1887 - 1961.
Austrian scientist, famous for his contributions to quantum mechanics, especially the Schrödinger wave equation.
He is the owner of Schrödinger's cat.
External links:
- O'Connor, Robertson, "MacTutor biography of Erwin Schrödinger", http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Schrodinger.html