Karl Lark-Horovitz

Karl Lark-Horovitz
1947 at the AAAS
Born(1892-07-20)July 20, 1892
DiedApril 14, 1958(1958-04-14) (aged 65)
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsPurdue University
Doctoral studentsHellmut Fritzsche

Karl Lark-Horovitz (July 20, 1892 – April 14, 1958) was an American physicist known for his pioneering work in solid-state physics that played a role in the invention of the transistor. He brought the previously neglected physics department at Purdue University to prominence during his tenure there as department head from 1929 until his death in 1958.