Walter Gerlach
German physicist (1889-1979) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 90
Walther Gerlach was a German physicist who co-discovered, through laboratory experiment, spin quantization in a magnetic field, the Stern-Gerlach effect. The experiment was conceived by Otto Stern in 1921 and successfully conducted first by Gerlach in early 1922.
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About this person
He was Nazi Germany's plenipotentiary of nuclear physics from December 1943 until his capture by US Army in May 1945.
Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1979 · aged 90
