Einstein nazwał go następcą. Zapomniany geniusz Wolfgang Pauli

Wolfgang Pauli: The Conscience of Physics and the Mystery of the Number 137 | Documentary December 1958, Red Cross Hospital in Zurich. A dying Nobel laureate asks his assistant if he's seen the room number. The number 137 is written on the door. For any other patient, it would be an ordinary number. For Wolfgang Pauli, it was the final chord of a mystery that has haunted him throughout his life. In this documentary, you'll learn the story of one of the most outstanding physicists of the 20th century. Pauli was the creator of a principle that every Polish student knows from school as the Pauli Exclusion Principle. He predicted the neutrino, a particle so elusive that its discovery took 26 years. His colleagues called him the conscience of physics and the scourge of God, and Albert Einstein named him his successor. In the film, you will learn: • how the godson of Ernst Mach, a philosopher who did not believe in the existence of atoms, became one of the people who explained the structure of the atom; • how a twenty-one-year-old student wrote a two-hundred-page exposition of the theory of relativity that captivated Einstein himself; • why electrons do not gather in a single orbit and how the Pauli exclusion principle explains the periodic table of elements, the stability of matter, and the existence of neutron stars; • why Otto Stern, a physicist born in Żory and raised in Wrocław, did not allow his friend into the laboratory and what the legendary Pauli effect was; • how, in the darkest period of his life, a few days after his divorce, Pauli wrote his famous letter to "radioactive ladies and gentlemen" and predicted the existence of the neutrino; • what the Nobel Prize winner had in common with psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung and why the physicist's over four hundred dreams became the foundation for research into the unconscious; • What was the process of emigration to Princeton during World War II? The role of the Polish physicist Józef Lubański from Vilnius? The Nobel Prize in 1945? • What the fine structure constant is? Why physicists still struggle to explain its value? Why Richard Feynman called it a magic number. This is a story about science that transformed our understanding of matter, but also about a man torn between rigorous reason and the need for meaning. Pauli could ruthlessly criticize the theories of others, while simultaneously engaging in a twenty-six-year dialogue with Jung about dreams, numbers, and significant coincidences. His life also reflects the major events of the era: the fall of the Habsburg monarchy, the quantum revolution, the rise of the Nazis, the emigration of scientists, and the birth of post-war particle physics. The film was created for viewers who appreciate a reliable history of science told in an accessible language. Where sources provide differing versions of events, we present them with neutrality. If you found the film interesting, we encourage you to like it, subscribe to the channel, and share your thoughts in the comments. Channel author: Stanisław Wiśniewiecki ⚠️ Copyright protection All rights reserved. The script, narration, editing, and other elements of this film are the property of the Stanisław Wiśniewiecki channel and are protected by copyright. Copying, reproducing, republishing, translating, or using the content in whole or in part without the author's written consent is prohibited. Violations will be reported in accordance with applicable regulations and YouTube policies. ℹ️ The film addresses the topic of suicide in the protagonist's family. If you are experiencing difficulties, you can call the free Adult Helpline at 116 123. #WolfgangPauli #HistoryofScience #QuantumPhysics #DocumentaryFilm #NobelPrize