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Erwin Wilhelm Müller
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German American physicist and inventor (1911–1977)
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Erwin Wilhelm Müller was a male physicist and university teacher born in Berlin in 1911. He held citizenship in Germany and the United States. Müller was educated at the Technische Universität Berlin and spoke German. His professional career included teaching positions at the Freie Universität Berlin and Pennsylvania State University.
He received several awards, including the Howard N. Potts Medal, the National Medal of Science, the Centenary Prize, and the Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics. Müller was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. He died in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 1977.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Erwin
- Family name
- Müller
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Technische Universität Berlin
- Employer
- Pennsylvania State University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- physics
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- date of birth
- 1911-06-13
- date of death
- 1977-05-17
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- name in native language
- Erwin Wilhelm Müller
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