Frits Zernike | |
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![]() Zernike in 1953 | |
Born | Frederick Zernike 16 July 1888 |
Died | 10 March 1966 Amersfoort, Netherlands | (aged 77)
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
Known for | Phase-contrast microscopy Zernike polynomials Ornstein–Zernike equation Van Cittert–Zernike theorem |
Spouse | Dora van Bommel van Vloten (1930-1945) Lena Koperberg-Baanders (since 1954)[2] |
Awards | Rumford Medal (1952) Nobel Prize in Physics (1953) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Groningen University |
Frits Zernike (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɪtˈsɛrnikə]; 16 July 1888 – 10 March 1966) was a Dutch physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1953 for his invention of the phase-contrast microscope.
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