HU im Dialog: ’Erwin Schrödinger - still acceptable as a building name?’

On 5 February 2024 from 3 to 5.30 pm, the event series "HU in Dialogue" on the Adlershof campus will once again discuss the namesake of the Erwin Schrödinger Centre. The event will shed light on whether a renaming is appropriate in view of the allegations of abuse against Erwin Schrödinger, who gave the building its name, and what messages this would send.

The physicist Erwin Schrödinger is considered one of the founders of quantum mechanics and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933. The Erwin Schrödinger Center named after him is considered the centerpiece of the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Campus in Adlershof. A few years ago, allegations of abuse against the physicist became public, which also caused a stir and debate at HU. ...