Ivar Giæver

Ivar Giæver was a male physicist, engineer, and university teacher born in Bergen on April 5, 1929. He held citizenship in Norway and the United States. His professional work focused on physics, superconductivity, semiconductors, and biophysics, with notable contributions to solid-state physics. He was employed by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and educated at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, Clare Hall, Hamar Cathedral School, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Giæver received the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, the National Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. He was also recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection and the Nobel Laureates collection. He died in Schenectady on June 20, 2025.