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Dennis Gabor

डेनिस गेबर

Nobel Prize-winning physicist and inventor of holography

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Dennis Gabor was a Hungarian-British physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971 for his invention of holography. He obtained British citizenship in 1946 and spent most of his life in England.

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Born
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Place of birth
Budapest wd
Died
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Place of death
London wd
Citizenship
Hungary, United Kingdom wd
Occupation
physicist, inventor, university teacher, holographer wd
Education
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Technische Universität Berlin wd
Spouse
Marjorie Louise Butler wd

Awards wd

  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1970)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1971)
  • Albert A. Michelson Medal (1968)
  • IEEE Medal of Honor (1970)
  • Holweck Prize (1971)
  • Rumford Medal (1968)
  • National Inventors Hall of Fame (2012)
  • Young Medal and Prize (1967)

Questions

When was Dennis Gabor born?
Dennis Gabor was born on 5 June 1900 in Budapest.
Where did Dennis Gabor study?
Dennis Gabor was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Technische Universität Berlin.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Dennis Gabor · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): डेनिस गेबर · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q155786 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Dennis Gabor 1971.jpg by Associated Press (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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