Peter Finke
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Peter Finke (born 1944) is a German theoretical physicist who participated in Project-706, Pakistan's clandestine nuclear research project. A close associate and friend of the famous Pakistani nuclear engineer Munir Ahmad Khan (late), he is citizen of both Pakistan and Germany. He is one of the European scientists who participated in Project-706 in the 1970s.[1]
Peter Finke | |
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Born | 1944 Bonn, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Citizenship | Germany and Pakistan |
Alma mater | Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Germany |
Known for | The Project-706 Nuclear structure experiment his work on the Quantum mechanics, Askaryan effect and Spectroscopy |
Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (1989) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical Physics |
Institutions | Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH) Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) |
Doctoral advisor | Dr. Heinrich Weichselgartner |
Notes | |
A close friend of Pakistani nuclear scientist and engineer Munir Ahmad Khan (late) |
Finke is, perhaps, better known in much of the world for his involvement in the development of Beryllium reflector technology as well as selling this technology to Pakistan in the late 1980s. In 1989, Finke was arrested in Germany by the Interpol Police because of his involvement in nuclear proliferation. However, Germany dropped the allegations due to lack of evidence. Finke was sentenced to jail by the German court in 1989 because of violation of Germany's export control laws.[1]