"Otto Stern: the nearly forgotten pioneer of atomic, molecular, and nuclear physics."

  • Datum: 10.07.2012
  • Uhrzeit: 11:30 - 11:30
  • Vortragende(r): Prof. Dr. Horst Schmidt-Böcking, Goethe- Universität Frankfurt; Experimental Atomic Physics Group
  • Raum: Herbert Walther Lecture Hall
  • Gastgeber: MPQ
"Otto Stern is one of the great pioneers of modern atomic, molecular and nuclear physics. In 1943 he received the Nobel prize in physics for his development of the “Molecular Beam Method” and his “Measurement of the Magnetic Moment of the Proton”. The molecular beam method allowed physicists and chemists for the first time to perform experiments on single isolated atoms or molecules and determine inner properties of atoms and nuclei. For the exploration of the quantum world his invention has an importance similar to Gutenberg’s invention of single separated letters for printing of books. Stern was 81 times nominated for the Nobel prize in physics more than Planck, Einstein or any other of the great pioneers. Based on Sterns invention the Maser, the Atomic clock, the nuclear magnetic resonance etc. were developed. In 1933 Stern was forced to emigrate to the US since he was Jewish."
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