Gerd Binnig
Gerd Binnig | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 July 1947 |
| Alma mater | J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt |
| Known for | Scanning tunneling microscope, atomic force microscope |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1986) The Elliott Cresson Medal (1987) Kavli Prize (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | IBM Zurich Research Laboratory |
| Doctoral advisor | Werner Martienssen Eckhardt Hoenig |
| Doctoral students | Franz Josef Giessibl |
Gerd Binnig (born 20 July 1947[1]) is a German physicist. He is most famous for having won the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Heinrich Rohrer in 1986 for the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Gerd Binnig - Biographical". Nobel Media AB. 1986. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1986 - Press Release". Nobel Media AB. 1986-10-15. Retrieved 2014-01-01.