# Walter H. Schottky

> Walter Schottky was a German physicist and electrical engineer who played a major early role in developing the theory of thermionic emission, invented the screen-grid vacuum tube in 1915, co-invented the ribbon microphone and ribbon loudspeaker along with Erwin Gerlach in 1924, and later made many significant contributions in the areas of semiconductor devices, technical physics, and technology.

*German physicist (1886–1976)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1886-07-23
- **Died:** 1976-03-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 21.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Valter Şottki](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valter_%C5%9Eottki)
- [Вальтэр Шоткі](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%80_%D0%A8%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BA%D1%96)
- [Валтер Шотки](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%A8%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8)
- [ওয়াল্টার হার্মান শটকি](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF)
- [Walter H. Schottky](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_H._Schottky)
- [Walter Schottky](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Schottky)
- [Walter Schottky](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Schottky)
- [Walter Schottky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Schottky)
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- [Walter Schottky](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Schottky)
- [والتر شاتکی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA%DA%A9%DB%8C)
- [Walter Schottky](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Schottky)
- [Walter Schottky](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Schottky)
- [ולטר שוטקי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%A8_%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%98%D7%A7%D7%99)
- [Walter H. Schottky](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_H._Schottky)
- [Walter Schottky](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Schottky)
- [ヴァルター・ショットキー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC)
- [Walter Schottky](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Schottky)
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- [वॉल्टर शॉट्की](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60347)

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