Klaus von Klitzing

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Klaus von Klitzing
Klaus von Klitzing 2015.jpg
Born28 June 1943 (aged 83)
Schroda, Reichsgau Posen, Germany
(now Środa Wielkopolska, Poland)
NationalityGerman
Known forQuantum Hall effect[1]
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Websitewww.fkf.mpg.de/klitzing

Klaus von Klitzing (German: [klaʊ̯s fɔn ˈklɪ.t͡sɪŋ] ( listen), born 28 June 1943) is a German physicist. He is known for his discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect. He was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics.[3][4]

References

  1. Klitzing, K. v.. New Method for High-Accuracy Determination of the Fine-Structure Constant Based on Quantized Hall Resistance. Physical Review Letters 45 (6) (1980)American Physical Society. p. 494–497. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.45.494.
  2. Professor Klaus von Klitzing ForMemRSRoyal Society.
  3. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1985Nobel Media AB 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. Klaus von Klitzing (2003)www.nobel-winners.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.