Klaus von Klitzing

Klaus von Klitzing
Von Klitzing in 2015
Born (1943-06-28) 28 June 1943
Schroda, Reichsgau Posen, Nazi Germany
(now Środa Wielkopolska, Poland)
Alma materUniversity of Würzburg
Known forQuantum Hall effect
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Thesis Galvanomagnetische Eigenschaften von Tellur in starken Magnetfeldern  (1972)
Websitewww.fkf.mpg.de/klitzing

Klaus von Klitzing (German: [ˈklaʊs fɔn ˈklɪtsɪŋ] ⓘ; born 28 June 1943) is a German physicist, known for discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect, for which he was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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