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German, Hungarian
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Katharina Lenard
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Gymnasium Grösslingová, Heidelberg University
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狗 Dog
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Philipp Lenard: German physicist (1862-1947).
Born in Bratislava (died at age 84).
6 awards including Franklin Medal.
Studied at Gymnasium Grösslingová.
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AWARDS (6)
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Franklin Medal
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Matteucci Medal
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Nobel Prize in Physics
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Biography
Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard was a Hungarian–German experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1905 for his work on cathode rays. This work led to his experimental realization of the photoelectric effect, discovering that the energy (speed) of the electrons ejected from a cathode depends only on the frequency and not the intensity of light.
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Philipp Lenard was born in Bratislava.
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