Lothar Wolfgang Nordheim
German-American physicist
Died when: 85 years 332 days (1030 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Lothar Wolfgang Nordheim (November 7, 1899, Munich – October 5, 1985, La Jolla, California) was a German born Jewish American theoretical physicist.He was a pioneer in the applications of quantum mechanics to solid-state problems, such as thermionic emission, work function of metals, field electron emission, rectification in metal-semiconductor contacts and electrical resistance in metals and alloys.
He also worked in the mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics, cosmic rays and in nuclear physics.
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