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[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

In an Irish Times article from Dec 11 2021, Joe Humphreys brought the personal life of one of the most famous names in quantum physics into the spotlight: allegations surfaced suggesting Erwin Schrödinger had been a paedophile. Moreover, the article summarises Schrödinger’s own journal entries as having justified his “predilection for teenage girls on the grounds that their innocence was the ideal match for his natural genius”.

Trinity College Dublin – where Schrödinger had been based in the 1940s and 50s – responded the following April by renaming a lecture theatre which, until that point, had been named in his honour.

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

their innocence was the ideal match for his natural genius

That makes... no sense. Except to nonces I suppose

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The German Experiment That Placed Foster Children with Pedophiles

Quite literally the public policy of the West German state government straight into the 1980s.

[–] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Any link available to the article without the paywall?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I'm not a subscriber and I can see it just fine. Try toggling "Reader View" in your browser.