Ernst Ruska

Ernst Ruska
Ruska in 1986
Born
Ernst August Friedrich Ruska

(1906-12-25)25 December 1906
Died27 May 1988(1988-05-27) (aged 81)
West Berlin, Germany
Alma materTechnische Universität Berlin
Technical University of Munich
Known forElectron Microscopy
RelativesHelmut Ruska (brother)
AwardsAlbert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1960)
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1970)
Duddell Medal and Prize (1975)
Robert Koch Prize (Gold, 1986)
Nobel Prize in Physics (1986)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsFritz Haber Institute
Technische Universität Berlin
Doctoral advisorMax Knoll
Notes
Ernst Ruska constructed the first transmission electron microscope (TEM) with his mentor Max Knoll
Electron microscope constructed by Ernst Ruska in 1933

Ernst August Friedrich Ruska (German pronunciation: [ɛʁnst ˈʁʊskaː] ; 25 December 1906 – 27 May 1988)[1] was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for his work in electron optics, including the design of the first electron microscope.[2]

  1. ^ His Nobel bio claims he died on 25 May, while the Ruska memorial site says 27 May
  2. ^ Hawkes, Peter W. (1990-07-01). "Ernst Ruska". Physics Today. 43 (7): 84–85. Bibcode:1990PhT....43g..84H. doi:10.1063/1.2810640. ISSN 0031-9228.