Density-Functional Theory

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March 9 in Science History: Discoveries, Scientists and Breakthroughs

March 9, 2025
1923 Walter Kohn is born on March 9, 1923. The physicist later won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing density-functional theory, a breakthrough that transformed computational chemistry and materials science.
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