Formation 1950 Purpose Research | Type Scientific Location Austria | |
The Austrian Physical Society (German: Österreichische Physikalische Gesellschaft) is the national physical society of Austria.
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History
Until 1938 Austrian physicists were part of the German Physical Society. On 13 December 1950 it was decided to found a separate society for Austria and Fritz Kohlrausch was elected as first president in 1951.
Prizes
Every year it awards a prize to a promising young physicist. Alternating every year, this is the Ludwig Boltzmann Prize for theoretical physics and the Fritz Kohlrausch Prize for experimental physics.
References
Austrian Physical Society Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA