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Otto Stern (German pronunciation: [ˈɔto ˈʃtɛʁn] ⓘ; 17 February 1888 – 17 August 1969) was a German-American physicist and Nobel laureate in physics. He was the second most nominated physicist for a Nobel Prize, with 82 nominations in the years 1925–1945 [1] (most times nominated is Arnold Sommerfeld with 84 nominations), ultimately ...
The Stern–Gerlach experiment involves sending silver atoms through an inhomogeneous magnetic field and observing their deflection. Silver atoms were evaporated using an electric furnace in a vacuum.
Otto Stern was a German-born scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1943 for his development of the molecular beam as a tool for studying the characteristics of molecules and for his measurement of the magnetic moment of the proton. Stern’s early scientific work was theoretical.
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Biographical. Otto Stern was born in Sorau, Upper Silesia, Germany, on February 17, 1888. In 1892 he moved with his parents to Breslau, where he attended high school. He began to study physical chemistry in 1906, receiving his Ph.D. degree from the University of Breslau in 1912.
Otto M. Stern war ein deutscher, 1933 in die USA emigrierter Physiker. Im Jahr 1943 erhielt er den Nobelpreis für Physik für seine Beiträge zur Entwicklung der Molekularstrahl-Methode und für die Entdeckung des magnetischen Moments des Protons.
Jun 8, 2018 · The German-born American physicist Otto Stern (1888-1969) discovered the atomic-and molecular-beam technique and used it to provide the first direct proof of spatial quantization. Otto Stern was born on Feb. 17, 1888, in Sorau, Upper Silesia.
Otto Stern. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1943. Born: 17 February 1888, Sorau, Germany (now Zory, Poland) Died: 17 August 1969, Berkeley, CA, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
