Walter Kohn: from kindertransport and internment to DFT and the Nobel prize

Join us for a compelling exploration of the life and discoveries of Walter Kohn, the Nobel prize-winning chemist and physicist whose groundbreaking invention of density functional theory (DFT) transformed quantum chemistry and materials science. This webinar will centre around a newly published biography that delves into Kohn’s extraordinary journey – from a childhood disrupted by Nazi persecution to his pivotal role in shaping modern theoretical physics.