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Hans Georg Dehmelt
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Hans Georg Dehmelt
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| Born | 9 September 1922 |
| Died | 7 March 2017 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Development of the ion trap Precise measurement of the electron g-factor Penning trap |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1989) |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Washington Duke University |
| Doctoral students | David J. Wineland |
Hans Georg Dehmelt (9 September 1922 – 7 March 2017) was a German-born American physicist. He was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989, for co-developing the ion trap technique with Wolfgang Paul. They shared one-half of the prize (the other half of the Prize in that year was awarded to Norman Foster Ramsey). Their technique was used for high precision measurement of the electron g-factor.
Dehmelt died on 7 March 2017 in the Seattle, Washington from natural causes, aged 94.
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