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Peter Grünberg

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Peter Grünberg

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German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)

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Peter Grünberg (1939–2018) was a male individual associated with Estonia. He was recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection and the Nobel Physics collection, having received one Nobel Prize. His academic output included five works, with one notable title being *Berliner Einzelfallanalyse von 1987 - 1991*.

Grünberg had an Erdős number of 8 and was the parent of three children. He is referenced by 450 other encyclopedia articles.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics2007

    “for the discovery of Giant Magnetoresistance”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Peter
Family name
Grünberg
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Plzeň
Place of death
Jülich
Occupation
researcher
Position held
professor
Educated at
University of Cologne
Employer
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Languages spoken
German
Religion
Catholicism
Award
EPS Europhysics Prize
Academic degree
Doctor of Natural Sciences
Field of work
Nobel Prize
Image
Peter Gruenberg 01.jpg
Number of children
3
Work location
Cologne
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Commons category
Peter Grünberg
member of
North Rhine-Westphalia Academy for Sciences and Arts
Erdős number
8
name in native language
Peter Grünberg
date of birth
1939-05-18
date of death
2018-04-07
professorship
professor
interested in
physics
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Encyclopedic overview

Peter Andreas Grünberg ( German: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈɡʁyːnbɛʁk] ; 18 May 1939 – 7 April 2018) was a German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his discovery with Albert Fert of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disk drives.

Life and career

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