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Ernst Ruska
Developing the electron microscope.
Electron microscope · Commercial instrument
- Born
- 25 December 1906
- Birthplace
- Heidelberg
- Died
- 27 May 1988
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Ernst Ruska
Ernst Ruska was a German physicist whose work in electron optics earned a share of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Early life
Education
Studied engineering in Munich and Berlin, completing his doctorate in 1933.
Career
- 1931
Electron optics
Demonstrated magnetic focusing of electron beams.
- 1937
Siemens
Joined work on commercial electron microscopy.
- 1955–1974
Research institute
Directed electron-microscopy research at the Fritz Haber Institute.
- 1986
Nobel Prize
Honoured for electron optics.
Contributions
Electron microscope
Developed instruments capable of resolving detail beyond optical microscopy.
Commercial instrument
Contributed to the first commercially produced electron microscope.
Beyond research
Family
His brother Helmut, a physician, helped develop biological applications of electron microscopy.
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