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Ivar Giaever

Norwegian-American physicist

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Ivar Giaever was a Norwegian–American physicist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson. One half of the prize was jointly awarded to Esaki and Giaever "for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively."

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Bergen wd
Died
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Place of death
Schenectady wd
Citizenship
Norway, United States wd
Occupation
physicist, engineer, scientist, university teacher wd
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Clare Hall, Hamar Cathedral School wd

Awards wd

  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1969)
  • Gunnerus Medal (2010)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1973)
  • Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1965)
  • Onsager Medal
  • Golden Plate Award (1966)

Questions

When was Ivar Giaever born?
Ivar Giaever was born on 5 April 1929 in Bergen.
Where did Ivar Giaever study?
Ivar Giaever was educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Clare Hall, Hamar Cathedral School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Ivar Giaever · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q192688 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: 32. Tagung 1982 Physiker; Eröffnung am 26.06.82- 1. Reihe- Peter L. Kapitsa, Franz Prinz von Bayern, I. Kiechle, Ivar Giaever, Frau Giaever, M. Purtsc - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 119121h.jpeg by Willy Pragher (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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