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Hughes Medal
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Hans Geiger
1882-09-30 – 1945-09-24
Life & Legacy
Johannes "Hans" Wilhelm Geiger (30 September 1882 – 24 September 1945) was a German experimental physicist. He is known as the inventor of the Geiger counter, a device used to detect ionizing radiation, and for carrying out the Rutherford scattering experiments, which led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus. He also performed the Bothe–Geiger coincidence experiment, which confirmed the conservation of energy in light-particle interactions.
He was the brother of meteorologist and climatologist Rudolf Geiger.
Occupation & Career
physicist, inventor, university teacher, nuclear physicist, laboratory director, scientist
Education
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Hughes Medal; Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize; Geiger counter
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize · Hughes Medal
Employer
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Kiel University · Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt · Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt · Technische Universität Berlin · University of Manchester · University of Tübingen
Organizations & Memberships
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · German nuclear program during World War II · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Notable Work
Geiger counter
Education & Institutions
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q57189 · wikidata
Family Sibling
Rudolf Geiger
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q57189 · wikidata
Notable Work
Geiger counter
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q57189 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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