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Gustav Ludwig Hertz

Nobel Prize laureate in Physics 1925
Gustav Ludwig Hertz — Nobel Prize
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Physics 1925
Born : 1887-07-22 — Hamburg, Germany
Died : 1975-10-30
“for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom”
Physics · 1925
Gustav Ludwig Hertz, born on July 22, 1887, in Hamburg, Germany, was a renowned physicist. He is best known for his work on the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925. Hertz significantly contributed to the understanding of electron-matter interactions. He passed away on October 30, 1975.

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Who is Gustav Ludwig Hertz?
Gustav Ludwig Hertz, born on July 22, 1887, in Hamburg, Germany, was a renowned physicist. He is best known for his work on the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925. Hertz significantly contributed to the understanding of electron-matter interactions. He passed away on October 30, 1975.
In what year did Gustav Ludwig Hertz win the Nobel Prize?
1925 — Physics
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