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Ivar Giæver — Age & Birthday

Born: 5 April 1929 · Died: 20 June 2025 · Age at death: 96

How old was Ivar Giæver when he died?

Ivar Giæver died aged 96. He was born on 5 April 1929 and died on 20 June 2025.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist known for research into quantum tunnelling

Did you know?He worked as a mechanical engineer at General Electric in the United States when he conducted his award-winning research.

Ivar Giaever (April 5, 1929 – June 20, 2025) was a Norwegian–American physicist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson.

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Age at death: 96
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Born: April 5, 1929 · Bergen, Norway
Died: June 20, 2025
Nationality: Norwegian
Known for: Science, Technology

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