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Ivar Giæver is a Norwegian-American physicist who made significant contributions to the field of physics. He is notable for his work in experimental physics, which has helped advance scientific understanding in his field.
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- Born
- 1929-04-05
- Died
- 2025-06-20
- Works
- 1
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- I Am the Smartest Man I Know a Nobel Laureate's Difficult Journey
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Ivar Giaever (April 5, 1929 – June 20, 2025) was a Norwegian–American experimental physicist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson. One half of the prize was jointly awarded to Esaki and Giaever "for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively."
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