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Peter Toschek

German physicist (1933-2020) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 87

Peter E. Toschek was a German experimental physicist who researched nuclear physics, quantum optics, and laser physics. He is known as a pioneer of laser spectroscopy and for the first demonstration of single trapped atoms (ions). He was a professor at Hamburg University.

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Herbert Walther Prize2015
Robert Wichard Pohl Prize1990

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2020 · aged 87