Otto Stern

Otto Stern was also the pen name of German women's rights activist Louise Otto-Peters (1819–1895).

Otto Stern
Stern, 1940s
Born(1888-02-17)17 February 1888
Died17 August 1969(1969-08-17) (aged 81)
Alma mater
Known forStern–Gerlach experiment (1922)
RelativesLieselotte Templeton (niece)
AwardsNobel Prize in Physics (1943)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
Doctoral advisorOtto Sackur

Otto Stern (German: [ˈɔto ˈʃtɛʁn] ; 17 February 1888 – 17 August 1969) was a German-American physicist. He is the second most nominated person for a Nobel Prize, with 82 nominations during the years 1925–1945. In 1943, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics "for his contribution to the development of the molecular ray method and his discovery of the magnetic moment of the proton".