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Dennis Gabor

Dennis Gabor

Nobel prize-winning physicist and inventor of holography.

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Birthdate
June 5, 1900
Birthplace
Budapest
Budapest
Date of Death
February 9, 1979
Place of Death
London
London
Nationality
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Location
Hungary
Hungary
Educated at
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Technical University of Berlin
Technical University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
Awards Received
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1971 Nobel Prize in Physics
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2012 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee
Occupation
Engineer
Engineer
Physicist
Physicist
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Scientist
Scientist
ISNI
00000001093103290
Open Library ID
OL170045A0
VIAF
1082788500

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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Hungary
Hungary
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Doctoral Students
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Jack Cowan
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Anthony G. Constantinides
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Eric Ash
Wikidata ID
Q155786
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Dennis Gabor was a physicist, engineer, and scientist born in Budapest on June 5, 1900. He held citizenship in the United Kingdom, Hungary, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Gabor was educated at the Technical University of Berlin, the Humboldt University of Berlin, and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. His nationality was United Kingdom.

Throughout his career, he mentored several doctoral students, including Anthony G. Constantinides, Eric Ash, and Jack Cowan. Gabor passed away on February 9, 1979, in London.

Dennis Gabor was awarded the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention and development of the holographic method. In 2012, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1971

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https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1971/gabor/facts/

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