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Rolf Landauer

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American-German physicist, engineer (1927-1999)

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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. S. D. in physics from Harvard in 1950, and then spent most of his career at IBM.

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1998Edison Medal
1995Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
1992Stuart Ballantine Medal
1959Fellow of the American Physical Society
IBM Fellow
Harvard Centennial Medal
IEEE Fellow

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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. 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.

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Germany
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Scientists
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Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1927 to 1999 · aged 72
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