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Bernd T. Matthias
American condensed matter physicist (1918–1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bernd T. Matthias (June 8, 1918 – October 27, 1980[1]) was a German-born American physicist credited with discoveries of hundreds of elements and alloys with superconducting properties.[2][3] He was said to have discovered more elements and compounds with superconducting properties than any other scientist.[4]
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Born | (1918-06-08)June 8, 1918 |
Died | October 27, 1980(1980-10-27) (aged 62) La Jolla, California, US |
Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
Known for | Matthias rules |
Spouse | Joan Trapp Matthias |
Awards | Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize elected member of NAS elected fellow of AAAS APS Prize for New Materials |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Solid state physics |
Institutions | UC San Diego Los Alamos National Laboratory University of Chicago MIT Bell Labs |
Thesis | Ueber den piezoelektrisch bedingten ΔE-Effekt der Seignetteelektrika (1943) |
Doctoral advisor | Paul Scherrer[1] |
Other academic advisors | Arthur R. von Hippel |
Doctoral students | Paul Ching Wu Chu M. Brian Maple |
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