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Ernst August Friedrich Ruska was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for his work in electron optics, including the design of the first electron microscope.

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science · German physicist (1906–1988) · physicist · university teacher · inventor · electrical engineer · also Ernst Ruska, Ernst August Friedrich Ruska, Ruska

Born 25 December 1906 · Died 27 May 1988 · Q71022

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Dec 1986Title
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics — for his fundamental work in electron optics, and for the design of the first electron microscope.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics (1986).
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1988· 2 entries

May 27, 1988Documented record86% confidence

Died 1988-05-27.

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“The light microscope opened the first gate to microcosm. The electron microscope opened the second gate to microcosm. What will we find opening the third gate?”

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1986· 5 entries

Dec 10, 1986Documented record85% confidence

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics — for his fundamental work in electron optics, and for the design of the first electron microscope.

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Jun 15, 1986Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics (1986).

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Jun 15, 1986Documented record84% confidence

Won Robert Koch Gold Medal (1986).

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1986Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

For his work in electron optics, including the design of the first electron microscope

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1986Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his many achievements in electron optics; Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer won a quarter each for their design of the scanning tunneling microscope

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1985· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1985Documented record84% confidence

Won Ernst Reuter Medal (1985).

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1975· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1975Documented record84% confidence

Won Cothenius Medal (1975).

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Jun 15, 1975Documented record84% confidence

Won Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize (1975).

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1970· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1970Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1970).

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1960· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1960Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1960).

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1955· 1 entry

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Ruska served as director of the Institute for Electron Microscopy of the Fritz Haber Institute until 1974

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1941· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1941Documented record84% confidence

Won Silver Leibniz medal (1941).

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1933· 1 entry

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Ruska continued to work in the field of electron optics, first at Fernseh AG in Berlin-Zehlendorf, and then from 1937 at Siemens-Reiniger-Werke AG

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1931· 1 entry

1931Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Demonstrated that a magnetic coil could act as an electron lens, and used several coils in a series to build the first electron microscope in 1933

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1906· 1 entry

Dec 25, 1906Documented record86% confidence

Born 1906-12-25.

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