Ernst Ruska
a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for his work in electron optics, including the design of the first electron microscope
Born
Ernst August Friedrich Ruska 25 December 1906 Heidelberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Died
27 May 1988 (aged 81) West Berlin, Germany
Known for
Electron Microscopy
Fields
Physics
Alma mater
Technical University of Berlin Technical University of Munich
Awards
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1960) Duddell Medal and Prize (1975) Robert Koch Prize (Gold, 1986) Nobel Prize in Physics (1986)
Institutions
Fritz Haber Institute Technical University of Berlin
adultbasic
Germany
Doctoral advisor
Max Knoll
era
1800+