Walter H. Schottky_
Zurich
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Zurich
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Zurich
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Languages
German
Parents
Friedrich Schottky
Education
Frederick William University Berlin, University of Würzburg
Zodiac Sign
♌ Leo
Chinese Zodiac
狗 Dog
Name Origin
English < Proto-Indo-European (*h₂welh₁-)
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Walter H. Schottky: German physicist (1886–1976).
Born in Zurich (died at age 89).
5 awards including Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal.
Studied at Frederick William University Berlin.
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AWARDS (5)
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Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal
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Honorary doctor of the Technical University of Berlin
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Hughes Medal
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Werner von Siemens Ring
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Biography
Walter Schottky was a German physicist and electrical engineer who played a major early role in developing the theory of thermionic emission, invented the screen-grid vacuum tube in 1915, co-invented the ribbon microphone and ribbon loudspeaker along with Dr. Erwin Gerlach in 1924, and later made many significant contributions in the areas of semiconductor devices, technical physics, and technology.
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Walter H. Schottky was born in Zurich.
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