Hans Kramers(1894–1952)
Hendrik Anthony "Hans" Kramers was a Dutch physicist who worked with Niels Bohr to understand how electromagnetic waves interact with matter and made important contributions to quantum mechanics and statistical physics.
Netherlands
1
Major Awards
56
Publications
15,995
Citations
31
h-index
40
i10-index
285.6
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation countRecent Publications
View all worksClassical Relativistic Spin-Theory and Its Quantization
Master of Modern Physics2020
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External Profiles
Education
Leiden University
University of Copenhagen
Doctoral Advisors
Tjalling KoopmansNico van KampenJacob KistemakerDirk ter HaarLuitzen Johannes OosterhoffRobert Bruce LindsayHenri BrinkmanDirk Anton George BruggemanFrederik BelinfanteArie BijlPier GroenDaan de VriesPierre Alexandre CoenenJohan Bernard UbbinkJohanna Hildegonda Margaretha BruningsAlexander Nicolaas GerritsenCharles Christiaan JonkerJohannes Hermanus van der MerweJohannes Marie Joseph KooyPaul Herman Ernst MeijerRaymond Marie Ferdinand HoutappelWillem Frederik van PeijpeWillem Pieter Jacobus LignacAndries ZwaanFolkert BrouwerLamek HulthénPaul Ehrenfest
Career Timeline
University of Copenhagen1920–1926
Utrecht University1926–1934
Delft University of Technology1931–1952
Leiden University1934–1952
Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij1941–1945
Positions & Roles
chairperson
Academy Memberships
Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesAmerican Physical Society Fellow
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
GP
Giorgio Parisi
Lorentz Medal (2022)
G'
Gerard 't Hooft
Max Planck Medal (2011)
SH
Stephen Hawking
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
JW
John Wheeler
Wolf Prize in Physics (1997)
JB
John Bardeen
Japan Prize (1985)
PA
Philip Anderson
National Medal of Science (1982)
EW
Eugene Wigner
National Medal of Science (1969)
LO
Lars Onsager
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1968)
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