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Georg von Békésy

Born on June 3, 1899

127

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Georg von Békésy (Hungarian: Békésy György, pronounced; 3 June 1899 – 13 June 1972) was a Hungarian-American biophysicist. By using strobe photography and silver flakes as a marker, he was able to observe that the basilar membrane moves like a surface wave when stimulated by sound.

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