Max Born was a widely influential German physicist and mathematician who was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pivotal role in the development of quantum mechanics.

Born won the prize primarily for his contributions to the statistical interpretation of the wave function, though he is known for his work in several areas of quantum mechanics as well as solid-state physics, optics, and special relativity.

Born's entry in the Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society included thirty books and 330 papers.

[1] Born wrote several textbooks and popular science books throughout his career, including Dynamical Theory of Crystal Lattices and Principles of Optics.

(BMFRS25) The book Klecksel the painter was published 1965 by the Frederick Ungar Publishing Company[publication 146] as a translation of Klecksel der Maler by Wilhelm Busch.