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Wolfgang Paul

German physicist (1913–1993)

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Wolfgang Paul was a German physicist, who co-developed the non-magnetic quadrupole mass filter which laid the foundation for what is now called an ion trap. He shared one-half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989 for this work with Hans Georg Dehmelt; the other half of the Prize in that year was awarded to Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Lorenzkirch wd
Died
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Place of death
Bonn wd
Citizenship
Germany wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Technische Universität Berlin, Technical University of Munich wd
Spouse
Doris Paul wd

Awards wd

  • Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1989)
  • Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1989)
  • Robert Wichard Pohl Prize (1989)
  • Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics (1992)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala
  • honorary doctor of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Questions

When was Wolfgang Paul born?
Wolfgang Paul was born on 10 August 1913 in Lorenzkirch.
Where did Wolfgang Paul study?
Wolfgang Paul was educated at Technische Universität Berlin, Technical University of Munich.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Wolfgang Paul · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q57227 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Bonner-koepfe-friedrichstrasse-wolfgang-paul-07-2009-03.JPG by Axel Kirch (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 6 November 2026

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