Ivar Giaever

Ivar Giaever

Nobel Prize in Physics 1973

“for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively”

Ivar Giaever is a Norwegian-American physicist. He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics for his experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors.

Field
Physics · Condensed Matter Physics
Lifespan
1929–2025