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Frits Zernike
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Frits Zernike (1888–1966) was a physicist recognized by the Nobel Prize. His published works include *Mathematische Hilfsmittel in der Physik* and *L'opalescence critique, théorie et expériments*. He is referenced in 320 other encyclopedia articles and holds an Erdős number of 4.
Zernike is recognized in the Royal Society collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, and the Nobel Physics collection. His name is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as "ˈfrɪtˈsɛrnikə".
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physics1953
“for his demonstration of the phase contrast method, especially for his invention of the phase contrast microscope”
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frits
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
- Occupation
- chemist
- Educated at
- University of Groningen
- Employer
- University of Groningen
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- German
- Notable work
- phase contrast microscopy
- Field of work
- physics
- Image
- Zernike.jpg
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- Commons category
- Frits Zernike
- date of death
- 1966-01-01
- date of birth
- 1888-01-01
- Erdős number
- 4
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- IPA transcription
- ˈfrɪtˈsɛrnikə
- influenced by
- Jacobus Kapteyn
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Physics
- P8168
- Machelen
- interested in
- physics
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Encyclopedic overview
Frederik "Frits" Zernike ( Dutch: [frɪt ˈsɛrnikə]; 16 July 1888 – 10 March 1966) was a Dutch physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1953 for his invention of the phase-contrast microscope.
Early life and education
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