Wolfgang Paul

Wolfgang Paul
Born	(1913-08-10)10 August 1913 Lorenzkirch,Saxony,German Empire
Died	7 December 1993(1993-12-07)(aged 80) Bonn,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany
Nationality	Germany
Alma mater	Technical University of Munich Technical University of Berlin University of Göttingen
Known for	Ion traps
Awards	Nobel Prize in physics(1989) Dirac Medal(1992)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Bonn University of Kiel
Doctoral advisor	Hans Kopfermann
Notes
He humorously referred toWolfgang Paulias his "imaginary part".

Wolfgang Paul(German pronunciation:[ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈpaʊ̯l](listen);10 August 1913 – 7 December 1993) was a German professor awarded theNobel Prize in Physicsin 1989.

Biography

Paul was born on August 10 of 1913 in the German city ofLorenzkirch,Saxony.When he was young, his family moved toMunich,where his father taughtpharmaceuticalchemistryat the University of Munich. In 1932, he began his studies ofphysicsat the Superior School in Munich, and soon moved to the 1934 at the headquarters ofBerlin,getting his doctorate in 1939.

In 1944, he began his teaching at theUniversity of Göttingenand 1952 was hired at the University ofBonnas director of its Institute of Experimental Physics, a position he kept until his death.

Wolfgang Paul died December 7 of 1993 at his residence inBonn.

Scientific research

DuringWWIIhe investigated the separation ofisotopes,which is necessary to produce material to makenuclear fissionfor use innuclear weapons.

He started his research intoions,developing the so-calledion trap.

For this discovery, in 1989 he was awarded half of theNobel Prize in Physics,shared withHans G. Dehmelt.

Between 1965 and 1967, he was appointed Director of the Division of Nuclear Physics atCERN.