Hans Georg Dehmelt
Hans Georg Dehmelt | |
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| Born | 9 September 1922 Görlitz, Germany |
| Died | 7 March 2017 (aged 94) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality | German, American |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Development of the ion trap Precise measurement of the electron g-factor Penning trap Laser cooling Doppler cooling Nuclear quadrupole resonance |
| Awards | National Medal of Science (1995) Nobel Prize in Physics (1989) Rumford Prize (1985) Humboldt Prize (1974) Davisson–Germer Prize (1970) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Washington Duke University |
| Doctoral students | David J. Wineland |
Hans Georg Dehmelt (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈdeːml̩t] ⓘ; 9 September 1922 – 7 March 2017) was a German and American physicist, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989, for co-developing the ion trap technique (Penning trap) with Wolfgang Paul, for which 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 magnetic moment.