Peter Andreas Grunberg
- (b.) 1939 May 18 - (d.) 2018 April 07
Bio/Description
Peter Andreas Grunberg discovered the Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) effect, which is the basis of all modern magnetic read/write heads. He received the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics for this groundbreaking contribution.
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Courtesy of Thales Group TRT
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Date of Birth:
1939 May 18 -
Date of Death:
2018 April 07 -
Gender:
Male -
Noted For:
Discovery of GMR effect critical in the building of read write heads for disk drives. A Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded for this. -
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