apr 1, 1927 - Born-Oppenheimer Approximation
Description:
In 1927, Oppenheimer and Max Born discovered the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, which is an assumption in molecular physics and quantum chemistry. Essentially, the approximation assumes that the nuclei in a compound and the electrons and a compound can be treated differently.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 1, 1927
Now
~ 98 years ago