Rolf Landauer
American-German physicist, engineer (1927-1999) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 72
Rolf William Landauer was a German-American physicist who made important contributions in diverse areas of the thermodynamics of information processing, condensed matter physics, and the conductivity of disordered media.
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1999Died27 April 19991998Edison MedalAward1995Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter PrizeAward1992Stuart Ballantine MedalAward1959Fellow of the American Physical SocietyAward1927Born4 February 1927
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Born in Germany, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1938, obtained a Ph.D. in physics from Harvard in 1950, and then spent most of his career at IBM.
Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 1999 · aged 72
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