Karl Ferdinand Braun(1850–1918)
PhysicsKarl Ferdinand Braun was a German applied physicist who shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Guglielmo Marconi for their contributions to the development of radio. With his two circuit system, long range radio transmissions and modern telecommunications were made possible. His invention of the phased array antenna in 1905 led to the development of radar, smart antennas, and MIMO.
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Education
University of Marburg
University of Strasbourg
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin(Doctor of Philosophy)
Doctoral Advisors
Richard GansLeonid MandelstamGodfrey ThomsonAlois WuestAugust KundtGeorg Hermann Quincke
Career Timeline
University of Würzburg?–present
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology?–present
University of Marburg?–present
University of Tübingen?–present
Positions & Roles
professor
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
JB
John Bardeen
Japan Prize (1985)
JC
John Clarke
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
MH
Michel H. Devoret
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
JM
John M. Martinis
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
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Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
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John J. Hopfield
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
FK
Ferenc Krausz
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
AL
Anne L'Huillier
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
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