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K. Alex Müller

Physics

Karl Alexander Müller (1927-2023) was a Swiss physicist. He shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics with Georg Bednorz for their discovery of superconductivity in ceramic materials at temperatures far higher than had previously been thought possible.

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Birth Year
1927 1
Death Date
2023-01-09 1
Death Year
2023 1
Death Place
Zurich, Switzerland 1
Nationality
Switzerland 1
Notable Work
superconductivity 1
Birthplace
Basel, Switzerland 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
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1. K. Alex Müller (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2023-01-09T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2023-01-09T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Switzerland
    Q39
  • P20 (place of death): Zurich, Switzerland
    Q72
  • P19 (place of birth): Basel, Switzerland
    Q78
  • P800 (notable work): superconductivity
    Q124131
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K. Alex Müller (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Physics, Lead
    was a Swiss physicist
  • Member Of: University of Zurich, Infobox: workplaces
    Battelle Memorial Institute University of Zurich IBM Zurich Research Laboratory
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