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Manne Siegbahn

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Also known as Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1886-1978)

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Manne Siegbahn was a Swedish physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1924 for his discoveries in X-ray spectroscopy, a technique that studies the properties of X-rays produced by atoms. His work was important because it helped scientists understand the structure of atoms and led to practical applications in fields like materials science and medicine.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics1924

    “for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy”

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Languages spoken
Swedish
Notable work
X-ray spectroscopy
Doctoral student
Hannes Alfvén
Field of work
physics
Image
1924 Karl Manne Siegbahn.jpg
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Commons category
Manne Siegbahn
date of birth
1886-12-03
date of death
1978-09-24
name in native language
Karl Siegbahn
birth name
Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn
significant person
Lise Meitner
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
interested in
physics
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Encyclopedic overview

Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn ( Swedish: [ˈmanːɛ ˈsiːgbɑːn]; 3 December 1886 – 26 September 1978) was a Swedish physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1924 "for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy."

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