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