Ferdinand Braun

Also known as Karl Ferdinand Braun

German inventor and physicist (1909 Nobel Prize)

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Ferdinand Braun, also known as Karl Ferdinand Braun, was a person who lived from 1850 to 1918. He was recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection and the Nobel Physics collection. His name is associated with a count of one in Nobel Prize records.

Braun authored several works, including "Ueber den Einfluss von Steifigkeit, Befestigung & Amplitude auf die Schwingungen von Saiten," "Über physikalische Forschungsart," and "Geheimnisse der Zahl und Wunder der Rechenkunst." While one source lists a work count of five, another indicates three works. He is referenced by 358 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1850
Died: 1918
Works: 3

Top works

Ueber den Einfluss von Steifigkeit, Befestigung & Amplitude auf die Schwingungen von Saiten
Über physikalische Forschungsart
Geheimnisse der Zahl und Wunder der Rechenkunst

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Type: Person
Active from: 1812
Active to: 1854

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Using thematic analysis in psychology
· 2006 · cited 152,274x
Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis
· 2019 · cited 16,242x
Scalable molecular dynamics with NAMD
· 2005 · cited 15,861x
One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis?
· 2020 · cited 7,932x
Circular RNAs are a large class of animal RNAs with regulatory potency
· 2013 · cited 6,820x

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physics1909
“in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy”
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Encyclopedic overview

Karl Ferdinand Braun ( German: [ˈfɛʁdinant ˈbʁaʊ̯n] ; 6 June 1850 – 20 April 1918) was a German applied physicist who shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Guglielmo Marconi for their contributions to the development of radio. With his two circuit system, long range radio transmissions and modern telecommunications were made possible. His invention of the phased array antenna in 1905 led to the development of radar, smart antennas, and MIMO. Braun built the first cathode-ray tube in 1897, which led to the development of television, and the first semiconductor diode in 1874, which co-started the development of electronics and electronic engineering.

Braun was a co-founder of Telefunken, one of the pioneering communications and television companies. He has been called the "father of television" (shared with inventors like Paul Nipkow), the "great-grandfather of every semiconductor ever manufactured," and a co-father of radiotelegraphy, together with Marconi, laying the foundation for all modern wireless systems.

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