Gerd Binnig
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Gerd Binnig | |
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| Born | 20 July 1947
(aged 79) |
| Alma mater | J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt |
| Known for | Scanning tunneling microscope, atomic force microscope |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1986) The Elliott Cresson Medal (1987) Kavli Prize (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | IBM Zurich Research Laboratory |
| Doctoral students | Franz Josef Giessibl |
Gerd Binnig (born 20 July 1947[1]) is a German physicist. He is most famous for having won the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Heinrich Rohrer in 1986 for the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope.[2]
References
- ↑ Gerd Binnig - Biographical (1986)Nobel Media AB. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ The Nobel Prize in Physics 1986 - Press Release (1986-10-15)Nobel Media AB. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
