Walther Meissner

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Walther Meissner was a German physicist best known for his pioneering work in superconductivity, particularly the discovery of the Meissner effect.

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instanceOf German physicist
human
physicist
academicDegree doctorate in physics
awardReceived Max Planck Medal
causeOfDeath natural causes
citizenship German
coDiscoveredWith Robert Ochsenfeld
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
dateOfBirth 1882-12-16
dateOfDeath 1974-11-16
discovered Meissner effect
educatedAt Humboldt University of Berlin NERFINISHED
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich NERFINISHED
Technical University of Berlin
employer Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt
Technical University of Munich
era 20th-century physics
fieldOfWork low-temperature physics
physics
superconductivity
gender male
hasNameInLanguage Walther Meißner
hasResearchFocus low-temperature measurements
thermodynamic properties of superconductors
influenced development of superconductivity theory
knownFor expulsion of magnetic field from superconductors
livedIn Germany
memberOf Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
German Physical Society
nativeLanguage German
notableAchievement experimental demonstration that superconductivity is a thermodynamic phase
notableFor discovery of the Meissner effect
occupation research scientist
university teacher
placeOfBirth Berlin
placeOfDeath Munich
positionHeld professor of technical physics
workLocation Berlin
Munich

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Meissner effect
discoveredBy
Walther Meissner ("Walther Meißner")
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Meissner effect
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