Johannes Wilhelm "Hans" Geiger (/ˈɡaɪɡər/; German: [ˈɡaɪɡɐ]; 30 September 1882 – 24 September 1945) was a German physicist. He is best known as the co-inventor of the detector component of the Geiger counter and for the Geiger–Marsden experiment which discovered the atomic nucleus. He was the brother of meteorologist and climatologist Rudolf Geiger.
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Born | 30 September 1882 |
Died | 24 September 1945 (aged 62) |
Nationality | German |
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Fields | Physics and sciences |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Geiger
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