# Clarence Zener

> Clarence Melvin Zener was an American physicist who in 1934 was the first to describe the property concerning the breakdown of electrical insulators. These findings were later exploited by Bell Labs in the development of the Zener diode, which was duly named after him.

*American physicist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/clarence-zener

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1905-12-01
- **Died:** 1993-07-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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