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Wilhelm Walcher

German physicist (1910-2005) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 95

Wilhelm Walcher was a German experimental physicist. During World War II, he worked on the German nuclear energy project, also known as the Uranium Club; he worked on mass spectrometers for isotope separation. After the war, he was director of the Institute of Physics at the University of Marburg.

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Awards

Gustav Hertz Prize1942
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

About this person

He was a president of the German Physical Society and a vice president of the German Research Foundation. He helped found the Society for Heavy Ion Research and the German Electron Synchrotron DESY. He was also one of the 18 signatories of the Göttingen Manifest.

Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 2005 · aged 95