Georg Bednorz

physicist
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Johannes Georg Bednorz (born 16 May 1950) is a German physicist. With K. Alex Müller, they discovered high-temperature superconductivity in ceramics, for which they shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics.[1]

Johannes Georg Bednorz
Bednorz in 2013
Born (1950-05-16) 16 May 1950 (age 73)
NationalityGerman
Known forHigh-temperature superconductivity
AwardsMarcel Benoist Prize (1986)
Nobel Prize in Physics (1987)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Doctoral advisorHeini Gränicher,
K. Alex Müller

References change

  1. "Georg Bednorz (1950–Present)". Pioneers in Electricity and Magnetism. Magnet Lab. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008.