Gerd Binnig
Gerd Binnig | |
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| Born | 20 July 1947 |
| Alma mater | J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt |
| Known for | Scanning tunneling microscope,atomic force microscope |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics(1986) The Elliott Cresson Medal(1987) Kavli Prize(2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | IBM Zurich Research Laboratory |
| Doctoral advisor | Werner Martienssen Eckhardt Hoenig |
| Doctoral students | Franz Josef Giessibl |
Gerd Binnig(born 20 July 1947[1]) is aGermanphysicist. He is most famous for having won theNobel Prize in Physicsjointly withHeinrich Rohrerin 1986 for the invention of thescanning tunneling microscope.[2]
References[change|change source]
- ↑"Gerd Binnig - Biographical".Nobel Media AB. 1986.Retrieved2014-01-01.
- ↑"The Nobel Prize in Physics 1986 - Press Release".Nobel Media AB. 1986-10-15.Retrieved2014-01-01.
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