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Philipp Lenard

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Also known as Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard, Philipp von Lenard

German physicist (1862-1947)

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Philipp Lenard was a German physicist who conducted important research on cathode rays and the photoelectric effect during the late 1800s and early 1900s, work that contributed to the development of modern physics. His discoveries helped scientists understand the nature of light and electrons, though his scientific legacy became complicated by his later support for Nazi ideology.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics1905

    “for his work on cathode rays”

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Hungary
Place of birth
Bratislava
Occupation
politician
Position held
professor
Educated at
Gymnasium Grösslingová
Employer
University of Bonn
Political party
Nazi Party
Languages spoken
Hungarian
Native language
German
Academic degree
doctorate
Doctoral advisor
Georg Hermann Quincke
Student of
Robert Bunsen
Doctoral student
Walther Kossel
Field of work
physics
Image
Phillipp Lenard in 1900.jpg
Work location
Heidelberg
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Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
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Philipp Lenard
date of birth
1862-06-07
date of death
1947-05-20
birth name
Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Physics
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Philipp Lenard
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Encyclopedic overview

Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard ( German: [ˈfɪlɪp ˈleːnaʁt] ; 7 June 1862 – 20 May 1947) was a Hungarian–German experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1905 for his work on cathode rays. This work led to his experimental realization of the photoelectric effect, discovering that the energy (speed) of the electrons ejected from a cathode depends only on the frequency and not the intensity of light.

As an active proponent of the Nazi ideology, Lenard supported Adolf Hitler in the 1920s and was an important role model for the Deutsche Physik movement during the Nazi period. Notably, he labeled Albert Einstein's contributions to theoretical physics as "Jewish physics."

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