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Peter Armbruster

German nuclear physicist (1931-2024) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 92

Peter Armbruster was a German physicist at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) facility in Darmstadt, Germany, and is credited with co-discovering elements 107 (bohrium), 108 (hassium), 109 (meitnerium), 110 (darmstadtium), 111 (roentgenium), and 112 (copernicium) with research partner Gottfried Münzenberg.

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A life in dates

2024Died26 June 20242004Johann Heinrich Merck HonourAward2000Lise Meitner PrizeAward1997Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear ChemistryAwardStern-Gerlach MedalAward1995Hessian Order of MeritAward1988Max Born PrizeAward1931Born25 July 1931

Awards

Johann Heinrich Merck Honour2004
Lise Meitner Prize2000
Stern-Gerlach Medal1997
Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry1997
Hessian Order of Merit1995
Max Born Prize1988

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2024 · aged 92