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Johannes Stark

Nobel Prize laureate in Physics 1919
Johannes Stark — Nobel Prize
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Physics 1919
Born : 1874-04-15 — Schickenhof, Germany
Died : 1957-06-21
“for his discovery of the Doppler effect in canal rays and the splitting of spectral lines in electric fields”
Physics · 1919
Johannes Stark, born on April 15, 1874, in Schickenhof, Germany, was a prominent physicist known for his contributions to modern physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1919 for his discovery of the Doppler effect in canal rays and the splitting of spectral lines in electric fields. Stark played a significant role in the study of phenomena related to electromagnetism and influenced the development of atomic physics. He passed away on June 21, 1957.

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Who is Johannes Stark?
Johannes Stark, born on April 15, 1874, in Schickenhof, Germany, was a prominent physicist known for his contributions to modern physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1919 for his discovery of the Doppler effect in canal rays and the splitting of spectral lines in electric fields. Stark played a significant role in the study of phenomena related to electromagnetism and influenced the development of atomic physics. He passed away on June 21, 1957.
In what year did Johannes Stark win the Nobel Prize?
1919 — Physics
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