German Physical Society

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non-profit organization physics organization professional association scientific society

The German Physical Society is the world's largest organization of physicists, dedicated to advancing research, education, and public understanding of physics in Germany and beyond.

Aliases (2)

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft ×1
physik.de website ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-profit organization → physics organization → professional association → scientific society →
abbreviation	DPG →
awards	Albert Einstein Medal → Gustav Hertz Prize → Hertha Sponer Prize → Max Planck Medal → Otto Hahn Prize → Robert Wichard Pohl Prize → Stern–Gerlach Medal → Walther Meissner Prize →
cooperatesWith	European Physical Society → International Union of Pure and Applied Physics →
country	Germany →
field	physics →
focusesOn	STEM education promotion → science policy advice → support of young scientists →
founded	1845 →
foundedIn	Berlin →
founder	Emil du Bois-Reymond → Heinrich Gustav Magnus → Johann Christian Poggendorff → Wilhelm Eduard Weber →
hasSection	atomic molecular and optical physics section → condensed matter physics section → gravitational physics section → history of physics section → particle physics section → theoretical physics section →
headquartersCountry	Germany →
headquartersLocation	Bad Honnef →
language	English → German →
memberCount	over 60000 →
memberType	physicists → physics students →
motto	Wissen schafft Zukunft →
nativeName	Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft →
organizes	public lectures → school outreach programs → scientific conferences → workshops →
publishes	Physik Journal → physik.de website →
purpose	advancement of physics research → promotion of physics education → public understanding of physics →
scope	Germany → international →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Max von Laue → Ramin Golestanian → Walther Meissner →	memberOf
German Physical Society ("Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft") →	nativeName
Max Planck Medal →	presentedBy
German Physical Society ("physik.de website") →	publishes