Manfred von Ardenne
German researcher and applied physicist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manfred baron von Ardenne (German pronunciation: [ˈmanfʁeːt fɔn aʁˈdɛn]; 20 January 1907 – 26 May 1997) was a German researcher and applied physicist and inventor. He took out approximately 600 patents in fields including electron microscopy, medical technology, nuclear technology, plasma physics, and radio and television technology. From 1928 to 1945, he directed his private research laboratory Forschungslaboratorium für Elektronenphysik. For ten years after the World War II, Ardenne was one of many of the German nuclear physicists in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons, and was honored with the Stalin Prize by the former Soviet Union.
Manfred von Ardenne | |
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Born | 20 January 1907 |
Died | 26 May 1997(1997-05-26) (aged 90) |
Nationality | German |
Citizenship | Germany |
Known for | Soviet atomic bomb project Scanning electron microscope Scanning transmission electron microscopy Isotope separation Cathode-ray tube Duoplasmatron |
Awards | Stalin Prize (1947, 1953) National Prize of East Germany (1958, 1965) Lenin Medal (1970) Colani Design France Prize (1993) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Applied Physics |
Institutions | Soviet atomic bomb project TU Dresden |
Upon his return to the then Germany, he started another private engineering firm, Forschungsinstitut Manfred von Ardenne. Ardenne is seen as one of the main inventors of the television.[1][2]