Physics: Peter Grunberg

Physics: Peter Grunberg
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Peter Grunberg (1939) 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.

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Peter Grunberg (1939) Peter Andreas Grünberg (German: [ˈpe ːtɐ 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.

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Why is Peter Grunberg remembered? Eve ry major advance in physics was made by a person working to understand something that didn't quite make sense yet. Peter Grunberg was one of those people.

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About Peter Grunberg Peter Andreas Grünberg (German: [ˈpe ːtɐ 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.