John C. Slater

John Clarke Slater (December 22, 1900 – July 25, 1976) was a noted American physicist and theoretical chemist, recognized for introducing exponential functions which describe atomic orbitals. Quotes This fact, that all charges are integral multiples of a fundamental unit, is still one of the unexplained puzzles of fundamental physics. It does not in any way contradict electromagnetic theory, but it is not predicted by it, and until we have a more fundamental theory that explains it, we shall not feel that we really understand electromagnetic phenomena thoroughly. Presumably its explanation will not come until we understand quantum theory more thoroughly than we do at present. John Clarke Slater, Nathaniel Herman Frank Electromagnetism Courier Dover Publications 1969 0486622630 11 External links Category:Physicists from the United States Category:Chemists from the United States Category:1976 deaths Category:People from Chicago Category:National Medal of Science laureates Category:Harvard University alumni Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty