Science · 1922–2017
Hans Georg Dehmelt
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-developed the ion trap
Did you know?His research allowed scientists to isolate and observe a single electron for the first time, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Hans Georg Dehmelt (German pronunciation:; 9 September 1922 – 7 March 2017) was a German and American physicist, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989, for co-developing the ion trap technique (Penning trap) with Wolfgang Paul, for which they shared one-half of the prize (the other half of the Prize in that…
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- Would be
- 104
- Age at death
- 94
- Years since death
- 9
- Born
- September 9, 1922 · Görlitz, Germany
- Died
- March 7, 2017
- Nationality
- German
- Known for
- Science
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