Walter H. Schottky
German physicist (1886-1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Hans Schottky (23 July 1886 – 4 March 1976) was a German physicist who played a major early role in developing the theory of electron and ion emission phenomena,[1] invented the screen-grid vacuum tube in 1915 while working at Siemens,[2] co-invented the ribbon microphone and ribbon loudspeaker along with Dr. Erwin Gerlach in 1924[3] and later made many significant contributions in the areas of semiconductor devices, technical physics and technology.
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Born | Walter Hans Schottky 23 July 1886 (1886-07-23) |
Died | 4 March 1976 (1976-03-05) (aged 89) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Berlin |
Known for | Schottky diode Schottky effect Schottky barrier Schottky defect Schottky anomaly Schottky–Mott rule Mott–Schottky equation Mott–Schottky plot Band bending Screen-grid vacuum tube Ribbon microphone Ribbon loudspeaker Theory of field emission Shot noise Solid state ionics Time-symmetric interpretations of quantum mechanics |
Awards | Hughes medal (1936) Werner von Siemens Ring (1964) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | University of Jena University of Würzburg University of Rostock Siemens Research Laboratories |
Thesis | Zur relativtheoretischen Energetik und Dynamik (1912) |
Doctoral advisor | Max Planck Heinrich Rubens |
Notable students | Werner Hartmann |
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