Ernst Ruska
Ernst August Friedrich Ruska (25 December 1906 – 27 May 1988) was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for his work in electron optics. He helped create the design of the first electron microscope.[1]
Ernst Ruska | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ernst August Friedrich Ruska 25 December 1906 |
| Died | 27 May 1988 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Berlin Technical University of Munich |
| Known for | Electron Microscopy |
| Awards | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1960) Duddell Medal and Prize (1975) Robert Koch Prize (Gold, 1986) Nobel Prize in Physics (1986) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Fritz Haber Institute Technical University of Berlin |
| Notes | |
Ernst Ruska constructed the first transmission electron microscope (TEM) with his mentor Max Knoll | |
Ernst Ruska Media
Electron microscope constructed by Ernst Ruska in 1933
References
- ↑ Hawkes, Peter W. (July 1990). "Ernst Ruska". Physics Today. 43 (7): 84–85. Bibcode:1990PhT....43g..84H. doi:10.1063/1.2810640. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04.