Herbert Kroemer
German and American physicist (1928–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herbert Kroemer (German: [ˈhɛʁbɛʁt ˈkʁøːmɐ] ⓘ; August 25, 1928 – March 8, 2024) was a German-American physicist who, along with Zhores Alferov, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 for "developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics". Kroemer was professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, having received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics in 1952 from the University of Göttingen, Germany, with a dissertation on hot electron effects in the then-new transistor.[2] His research into transistors was a stepping stone to the later development of mobile phone technologies.
Herbert Kroemer | |
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Born | (1928-08-25)August 25, 1928 |
Died | March 8, 2024(2024-03-08) (aged 95) |
Nationality | Germany United States |
Alma mater | University of Jena University of Göttingen |
Known for | Drift-field transistor Double-heterostructure laser Heterojunction bipolar transistor |
Awards | J J Ebers Award (1973) Humboldt Research Award (1994) Nobel Prize in Physics (2000) IEEE Medal of Honor[1](2002) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics |
Institutions | Fernmeldetechnisches Zentralamt RCA Laboratories Varian Associates University of Colorado University of California, Santa Barbara |
Thesis | Zur Theorie des Germaniumgleichrichters und des Transistors : Ausz. Mit 10 Fig. im Text (1953) |
Doctoral advisor | Fritz Sauter |