David Shoenberg

David Shoenberg
MBE FRS
Born(1911-01-04)4 January 1911
St. Petersburg, Russia
Died10 March 2004(2004-03-10) (aged 93)
Cambridge, England, U.K.
CitizenshipBritish
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Known forShoenberg effect
SpouseCatherine Félicité Fischmann
Scientific career
Thesis The magnetic properties of bismuth  (1936)
Doctoral advisorPyotr Kapitza[1]
Doctoral studentsJohn K. Hulm
Joe Vinen[2]

David Shoenberg (4 January 1911 – 10 March 2004) was a British physicist who worked in condensed matter physics. Shoenberg is known for having developed experimental and theoretical principles to study the De Haas–Van Alphen effect to characterize the electrical conduction of metals.

  1. ^ Chambers, R G (2004). "Obituary: David Shoenberg (1911–2004)". Nature. 428 (6983): 613. Bibcode:2004Natur.428..613C. doi:10.1038/428613a. PMID 15071584.
  2. ^ Gough, C. E. (1999). "W F Vinen - a celebration". Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 11 (40): 7669–7676. Bibcode:1999JPCM...11.7669G. doi:10.1088/0953-8984/11/40/001.