Peter Grünberg

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Peter Grünberg was a German physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of giant magnetoresistance, which revolutionized data storage technology.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Physics
human
physicist
awardReceived European Inventor Award
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Magnetism Award
Japan Prize
Nobel Prize in Physics
Wolf Prize in Physics
causeOfFame revolutionizing data storage technology through giant magnetoresistance
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1939-05-18
dateOfDeath 2018-04-07
doctoralAdvisor W. Franz
educatedAt Technical University of Darmstadt
surface form: Darmstadt University of Technology

Goethe University Frankfurt NERFINISHED
employer Forschungszentrum Jülich
Forschungszentrum Jülich
surface form: Jülich Research Centre
ethnicGroup Sudeten Germans
surface form: Sudeten German
familyName Grünberg
fieldOfWork condensed matter physics
magnetism
solid-state physics
givenName Peter
hasHonorificTitle Professor
influenced development of modern hard disk drives
spintronics
knownFor discovery of giant magnetoresistance
giant magnetoresistance effect
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf German Physical Society
Leopoldina
North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts
name Peter Grünberg self-link
nativeLanguage German
notableWork thin-film magnetic structures research
occupation physicist
placeOfBirth Pilsen
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
placeOfDeath Germany
Jülich
North Rhine-Westphalia
sexOrGender male
workLocation Jülich

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University of Kiel hasNotableAlumni Peter Grünberg
Peter Grünberg name Peter Grünberg self-link