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Hans Geiger
German physicist (1882–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the German footballer, see Hans Geiger (footballer). For the Swiss surrealist artist, see H. R. Giger.
Johannes Wilhelm "Hans" Geiger (/ˈɡaɪɡər/; German: [ˈɡaɪɡɐ]; 30 September 1882 – 24 September 1945) was a German physicist. He is best known as the co-inventor of the detector component of the Geiger counter and for the Geiger–Marsden experiment which discovered the atomic nucleus. He also carried the Bothe–Geiger coincidence experiment that confirmed the conservation of energy in light-particle interactions.
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Born | (1882-09-30)30 September 1882 |
Died | 24 September 1945(1945-09-24) (aged 62) |
Nationality | German |
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Fields | Physics and sciences |
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He was the brother of meteorologist and climatologist Rudolf Geiger.