Hermann Haken

German physicist · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1927 to 2024 · aged 97

Hermann Haken was a German physicist and professor emeritus in theoretical physics at the University of Stuttgart. He is known as the founder of synergetics and one of the "fathers" of quantum-mechanical laser theory. He is a cousin of the mathematician Wolfgang Haken, who proved the Four color theorem.

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2024Died14 August 20241997Order of Merit of Baden-WürttembergAward1994Lorenz Oken MedalAward1992Honda PrizeAward1990Max Planck MedalAward1981Albert A. Michelson MedalAward1976Max Born PrizeAward1927Born12 July 1927

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