Hugo Fricke
Hugo Fricke | |
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Hugo Fricke, 1923 | |
| Born | August 15, 1892 |
| Died | April 5, 1972 (aged 79) |
| Education | University of Copenhagen |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Lund University Columbia University Harvard University Cleveland Clinic Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Argonne National Laboratory |
Hugo Fricke (August 15, 1892, in Aarhus, Denmark – April 5, 1972, in Huntington, New York, US) was a Danish-American physicist who studied the chemical (radiolysis) and biological (radiation biology) effects of X-ray and electron beams and who also invented the Fricke dosimeter named after him. He also made important contributions to the theory of impedance measurements.