Paul Peter Ewald

Paul Peter Ewald
Born(1888-01-23)January 23, 1888
Berlin, Germany
DiedAugust 23, 1985(1985-08-23) (aged 97)
Ithaca, New York
EducationUniversity of Cambridge
University of Göttingen
University of Munich
Known forEwald summation
Ewald's sphere
Ewald–Oseen extinction theorem
Multiple scattering theory
Pendellösung
Parents
AwardsGregori Aminoff Prize (1979)
Max Planck Medal (1978)
ForMemRS (1958)
Scientific career
InstitutionsTechnische Hochschule Stuttgart
Queen's University Belfast
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Thesis Dispersion und Doppelbrechung von Elektronengittern
Doctoral advisorArnold Sommerfeld
Other academic advisorsDavid Hilbert
Doctoral studentsAchilles Papapetrou
Other notable studentsCarl Hermann

Paul Peter Ewald, FRS[1] (January 23, 1888 – August 22, 1985) was a German crystallographer and physicist, a pioneer of X-ray diffraction methods.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference frs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Juretschke, H. J.; Moodie, A. F.; Wagenfeld, H. K.; Bethe, H. A. (May 1986). "Obituary: Paul P. Ewald". Physics Today. 39 (5): 101–104. Bibcode:1986PhT....39e.101J. doi:10.1063/1.2815014.