Petrus (Peter) Josephus Wilhelmus Debye

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1936

“for his contributions to our knowledge of molecular structure through his investigations on dipole moments and on the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases”

Petrus (Peter) Josephus Wilhelmus Debye was a Dutch-American physicist and chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1936 for his contributions to knowledge of molecular structure through investigations on dipole moments and on the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases.

Field

Chemistry · Physical Chemistry

Lifespan

1884–1966