Gustav Ludwig Hertz | |
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Died | 30 October 1975 East Berlin, East Germany | (aged 88)
Alma mater | Humboldt University of Berlin |
Known for | Franck–Hertz experiment |
Spouse |
Ellen Dihlmann
(m. 1919; died 1941) |
Children | 2, including Carl Hellmuth |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
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Doctoral advisor | |
Doctoral students | Heinz Pose |
Gustav Ludwig Hertz (/hɜːrts/; German: [ˈɡʊs.taf ˈluːt.vɪç hɛʁt͡s] ; 22 July 1887 – 30 October 1975)[1] was a German experimental physicist and Nobel Prize winner for his work on inelastic electron collisions in gases, and a nephew of Heinrich Hertz.