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Wolfgang Paul
German physicist (1913-1993) · Germany · Scientists · Died at 80
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Something wrong?Wolfgang Paul was a German physicist, who co-developed the non-magnetic quadrupole mass filter which laid the foundation for what is now called an ion trap.
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Wolfgang Paul was a German physicist, who co-developed the non-magnetic quadrupole mass filter which laid the foundation for what is now called an ion trap. He shared one-half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989 for this work with Hans Georg Dehmelt; the other half of the Prize in that year was awarded to Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr.
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Georg BednorzBoth received Robert Wichard Pohl Prize
Brian SchmidtBoth received Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.Both received Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics
Metin TolanBoth received Robert Wichard Pohl Prize
K. Alex MüllerBoth received Robert Wichard Pohl Prize
Robert HofstadterBoth received Dirac Medal for the Advancement of PhysicsFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.