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K. Alex Müller

Swiss physicist (1927–2023)

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Lived 1927–2023, aged 96Switzerland
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  • Fame4.6
  • Momentum0.0
  • Switzerland rank#50
  • Wikipedia725
  • Wikipedia
    67 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Switzerland
    #50
    Scientists
  • Era
    1927–2023
    Aged 96
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Updated 2026-05-29

Swiss physicist who won the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside Georg Bednorz for discovering superconductivity in ceramic materials—a finding that upended what physicists thought was possible.

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Scientist
Category
Scientists
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Country rank
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Last updated
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Karl Alexander Müller was a Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1987 with Georg Bednorz for their work in superconductivity in ceramic materials.

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Born
April 20, 1927
Died
January 9, 2023
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