Karl Meissner
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For the Swiss botanist, see Carl Meissner.
Karl Wilhelm Meissner (December 15, 1891 in Reutlingen, Württemberg – April 13, 1959 on a cruise ship sailing to Europe) was a German-American physicist specializing in hyperfine spectroscopy. He spent the greater part of his career in the United States at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Karl Meissner | |
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Born | December 15, 1891 |
Died | 13 April 1959(1959-04-13) (aged 67) En route to Europe |
Nationality | German-American |
Alma mater | University of Tübingen University of Munich |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Spectroscopy |
Institutions | Purdue University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Goethe University Frankfurt University of Zurich |
Doctoral advisor | Arnold Sommerfeld |
Other academic advisors | Friedrich Paschen Wilhelm Röntgen |
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