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Wolfgang Finkelnburg

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German physicist (1905-1967)

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Wolfgang Karl Ernst Finkelnburg was a German physicist who made contributions to spectroscopy, atomic physics, the structure of matter, and high-temperature arc discharges.

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Wolfgang Karl Ernst Finkelnburg was a German physicist who made contributions to spectroscopy, atomic physics, the structure of matter, and high-temperature arc discharges. His vice-presidency of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, from 1941 to 1945, was influential in that organization’s ability to assert its independence from Nazi policies.

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Germany
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Scientists
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Lived 1905 to 1967 · aged 62
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