Georg von Békésy
Also known as Georg von Bekesy
ungarisch-US-amerikanischer Physiker und Physiologe
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Georg von Békésy was a Hungarian physicist who won the Nobel Prize for his discoveries about how the inner ear works, particularly through his detailed studies of sound vibrations in the cochlea. His research fundamentally changed our understanding of hearing and helped explain how the ear converts sound waves into signals the brain can process.
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- Born
- 1899
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Miscellaneous acoustical papers, 1928-1972
- Sensory inhibition
- Experiments in hearing
- Experiments in hearing
- Sensory inhibition
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1770-12-17
- Active to
- 1827-03-26
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Georg von Békésy oder György von Békésy (* 3. Juni 1899 in Budapest als Békésy György; † 13. Juni 1972 in Honolulu, Hawaii) war ein ungarisch-US-amerikanischer Biophysiker, Physiologe und aufgrund seiner Beiträge zur Gehörphysiologie Nobelpreisträger für Medizin.
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1899 births1972 deaths20th-century Hungarian physicistsASA Gold Medal recipientsAustrian untitled nobilityHarvard University Department of Psychology facultyHistory of neuroscienceHungarian biophysicistsHungarian emigrants to the United StatesHungarian neuroscientistsHungarian Nobel laureatesHungarian nobility