Gerd Binnig
Physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
Born
July 20th, 1947
77 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Germany
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A German physicist studied and contributed significantly to the field of scanning tunneling microscopy. Developed the first operational scanning tunneling microscope in 1981, which allowed the imaging of surfaces at the atomic level. Shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for the invention of this groundbreaking technology, which has applications in various scientific fields including nanotechnology and materials science. Worked in academia and continued contributing to research and education in physics throughout a distinguished career.
Invented the scanning tunneling microscope
Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986
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