Peter Grünberg
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Peter Andreas Grünberg (German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈɡʁyːnbɛʁk] ⓘ; 18 May 1939 – 7 April 2018[1][2][3]) was a German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his discovery with Albert Fert of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disk drives.[4]
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Peter Grünberg | |
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Born | Peter Andreas Grünberg (1939-05-18)18 May 1939 |
Died | 7 April 2018(2018-04-07) (aged 78) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Technische Universität Darmstadt |
Known for | Giant magnetoresistive effect |
Awards | International Prize for New Materials (1994) International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Magnetism Award (1994) German Future Prize (1998) Stern-Gerlach Medal (2006) European Inventor of the Year (2006) Wolf Prize in Physics (2006) Japan Prize (2007) Nobel Prize in Physics (2007) Friendship Award (China) 2016 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Carleton University Forschungszentrum Jülich University of Cologne Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) Tohoku University Argonne National Laboratories |
Doctoral advisor | Stefan Hüfner |
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