Peter Grünberg Scientist

Peter Andreas Grünberg (born 18 May 1939) is a German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his discovery with Albert Fert of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disk drives.

Personal facts

Peter Grünberg
Birth dateMay 18, 1939
Birth place
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia , Plzeň
Nationality
Germany
Education
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Known for
Giant magnetoresistance

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Scientist

awards
Japan Prize
Nobel Prize in Physics
Wolf Prize in Physics
European Inventor Award
doctoral advisor
Stefan H%C3%BCfner
Field of study
Physics

Peter Grünberg on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://bibnetwiki.org/wiki/Category:Peter_Grunberg_Paper
  2. http://www.fz-juelich.de/pgi/EN/UeberUns/AboutPeterGruenberg/artikel.html