IVAR GIAEVER

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth: 4/5/1929     Death:

OCCUPATION

scientist

BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY

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

NOTABLE WORK

WHY THEY MATTER

Ivar Giaever was intellectually unique and groundbreaking for his experimental discoveries in tunneling phenomena in superconductors, which contributed significantly to the field of physics. His work, recognized with the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics, highlighted his innovative approach and profound understanding of semiconductor and superconductor materials.

FAMOUS QUOTE

If you want to do good research, it's important not to know too much.This almost sounds contradictory but really if you know too much and you get an idea, you will sort of talk yourself out of trying it because you figure it won't work. But if you know just the right amount and you get enthusiastic about your project, you go ahead, you do it and if you're lucky things'll work out.InIvar Giaever's Nobel Prize. Interview produced by Alfred Leitner in 1982.

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