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Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard (German pronunciation: [ˈfɪlɪp ˈleːnaʁt] ⓘ; Hungarian: Lénárd Fülöp Eduárd Antal; 7 June 1862 – 20 May 1947) was a Hungarian-born German physicist and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1905 for his work on cathode rays and the discovery of many of their properties.
May 16, 2024 · Philipp Lenard was a German physicist and recipient of the 1905 Nobel Prize for Physics for his research on cathode rays and the discovery of many of their properties. His results had important implications for the development of electronics and nuclear physics.
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Biographical. Philipp von Lenard was born at Pozsony 1 (Pressburg) in Austria-Hungary on June 7, 1862. His family had originally come from the Tyrol. He studied physics successively at Budapest, Vienna, Berlin and Heidelberg under Bunsen, Helmholtz, Königsberger and Quincke and in 1886 took his Ph.D. at Heidelberg.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1905. Born: 7 June 1862, Pressburg, Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia) Died: 20 May 1947, Messelhausen, Germany. Affiliation at the time of the award: Kiel University, Kiel, Germany. Prize motivation: “for his work on cathode rays”. Prize share: 1/1.
May 23, 2018 · Philipp Lenard. German physicist Philipp Lenard (1862–1947) won the 1905 Nobel Prize for his research into the properties of cathode rays. His reputation was later tarnished, however, thanks to his support of Germany's National Socialist (Nazi) Party and its racial–superiority theories.
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Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard was a Hungarian-born German physicist and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1905 for his work on cathode rays and the discovery of many of their properties. One of his most important contributions was the experimental realization of the photoelectric effect.
Philipp Lenard was a physicist who studied cathode rays and photo-electricity. He received the 1905 Nobel Prize in Physics and the Franklin Institute Award in 1932 for his research.
