Wilhelm Hanle

Wilhelm Hanle
Wilhem Hanle (1901–93)
Born(1901-01-03)3 January 1901
Died29 April 1993(1993-04-29) (aged 92)
CitizenshipGermany
Alma materHeidelberg University
University of Göttinge
Known forHanle effect
Deutschen Atomwaffen programme
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Göttingen
University of Tübingen
University of Halle-Wittenberg
University of Jena
University of Giessen

Wilhelm Hanle (13 January 1901 – 29 April 1993, Gießen) was a German experimental physicist. He is known for the Hanle effect. During World War II, he made contributions to the German nuclear energy project, also known as the Uranium Club. From 1941 until emeritus status in 1969, he was an ordinarius professor of experimental physics and held the chair of physics at the University of Giessen.