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James Franck

German physicist (1882–1964)

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Lived 1882–1964, aged 82United States
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  • Era
    1882–1964
    Aged 82
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Updated 2026-05-29

German-American physicist who won the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside Gustav Hertz for figuring out what happens when electrons smash into atoms.

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James Franck was a German–American physicist who shared the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gustav Hertz "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom."

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Born
August 26, 1882
Died
May 21, 1964
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