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Wolfgang Paul

German physicist (1913–1993)

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Lived 1913–1993, aged 80Germany
GermanyGermanyScientistsScientist
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  • Era
    1913–1993
    Aged 80
  • Awards
    7
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-24

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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