Hans Georg Dehmelt

Hans Georg Dehmelt
Born	9 September 1922(1922-09-09) Görlitz, Germany
Died	7 March 2017(2017-03-07) (aged 94) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Nationality	Germany
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Washington Duke University
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Doctoral students	David J. Wineland
Known for	Development of the ion trap Precise measurement of the electron g-factor Penning trap
Notable awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1989)

Hans Georg Dehmelt (9 September 1922 – 7 March 2017) was a German-born American physicist. He was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989, for co-developing the ion trap technique with Wolfgang Paul. They shared one-half of the prize (the other half of the Prize in that year was awarded to Norman Foster Ramsey). Their technique was used for high precision measurement of the electron g-factor.

Dehmelt died on 7 March 2017 in the Seattle, Washington from natural causes, aged 94.

Other websites

• Autobiography
• Nobel prize press release
• University of Washington home page