When was Horst Ludwig Störmer born?

Horst Ludwig Störmer was born on 6 April 1949 in Frankfurt.

What positions has Horst Ludwig Störmer held?

Positions held by Horst Ludwig Störmer include: professor.

Where did Horst Ludwig Störmer study?

Horst Ludwig Störmer was educated at University of Stuttgart, Goethe University Frankfurt.

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Horst Ludwig Störmer

German physicist

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Horst Ludwig Störmer is a German physicist, Nobel laureate and emeritus professor at Columbia University. He was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Daniel Tsui and Robert Laughlin "for their discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations". He and Tsui were working at Bell Labs at the time of the experiment cited by the Nobel committee.

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Born: 6 April 1949 wd
Place of birth: Frankfurt wd
Citizenship: Germany wd
Occupation: physicist, university teacher wd
Education: University of Stuttgart, Goethe University Frankfurt wd

Positions held wd

professor

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Physics (1998)
Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1984)
Klung Wilhelmy Science Award (1985)
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics (1998)
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (2004)

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When was Horst Ludwig Störmer born?: Horst Ludwig Störmer was born on 6 April 1949 in Frankfurt.
What positions has Horst Ludwig Störmer held?: Positions held by Horst Ludwig Störmer include: professor.
Where did Horst Ludwig Störmer study?: Horst Ludwig Störmer was educated at University of Stuttgart, Goethe University Frankfurt.

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