K. Alex Müller
K. Alex Müller | |
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Müller in 2001 | |
| Born | Karl Alexander Müller 20 April 1927 Basel, Switzerland |
| Died | 9 January 2023 (aged 95) Zürich, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
| Known for | High-temperature superconductivity |
| Spouse | Ingeborg Marie Louise Winkler (m. 1956; 2 children) |
| Awards | Marcel Benoist Prize (1986) Nobel Prize in Physics (1987) Wilhelm Exner Medal (1987) EPS Europhysics Prize (1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | IBM Zürich Research Laboratory University of Zurich Battelle Memorial Institute |
| Thesis | Paramagnetische Resonanz von Fe3+ in SrTiO3 Einkristallen (1958) |
| Doctoral advisor | Georg Busch |
| Doctoral students | Georg Bednorz |
Karl Alexander Müller (20 April 1927 – 9 January 2023) was a Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1987 with Georg Bednorz for their work in superconductivity in ceramic materials.