Physics: Klaus von Klitzing

Physics: Klaus von Klitzing
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Klaus von Klitzing (1943) Klaus von Klitzing (German: [ˈklaʊs fɔn ˈklɪtsɪŋ] ; born 28 June 1943) is a German physicist, known for discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect, for which he was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Klaus von Klitzing (1943) Klaus von Klitzing ( German: [ˈklaʊs fɔn ˈklɪtsɪŋ] ; born 28 June 1943) is a German physicist, known for discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect, for which he was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Why is Klaus von Klitzing remembered? E very major advance in physics was made by a person working to understand something that didn't quite make sense yet. Klaus von Klitzing was one of those people.

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About Klaus von Klitzing Klaus von Klitzing ( German: [ˈklaʊs fɔn ˈklɪtsɪŋ] ; born 28 June 1943) is a German physicist, known for discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect, for which he was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics.