Peter Grünberg
May 18, 1939 –April 7, 2018
Physicist, University teacher, Teacher, Researcher
Lived 78 years
- Born in
- Plzeň
- Passed away in
- Jülich
Peter Andreas Grünberg (German: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈɡʁyːnbɛʁk] ; 18 May 1939 – 7 April 2018) 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.
Awards: Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Nobel Prize in Physics, Stern–Gerlach Medal, Wolf Prize in Physics, Friendship Award, German Future Prize, Hall of Fame of German Research, Ritter-von-Gerstner Medal, honorary citizenship Education: Technical University of Darmstadt, Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Cologne
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gr%C3%BCnberg