# Gene Dresselhaus

> Gene Frederick Dresselhaus was an American condensed matter physicist. He is known as a pioneer of spintronics and for his 1955 discovery of the eponymous Dresselhaus effect.

*American physicist (1929–2021); physicist at MIT Magnet Lab*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1929-11-07
- **Died:** 2021-09-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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