Herbert Kroemer
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Herbert Kroemer is a renowned German-American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 for his work on semiconductor heterostructures. As a child, he was academically gifted but disruptive in school, and only his excellence saved him from expulsion. He earned his PhD from the University of Göttingen at the age of 24, and went on to work at various places such as RCA Laboratories, Philips, Varian Associates, University of Colorado, and University of California, Santa Barbara. His work on heterostructures earned him the Nobel Prize and has enabled great technological advancement.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Physicist
Birth Day August 25, 1928
Birth Place Weimar, Germany, German
Age 95 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Virgo
Residence United States
Alma mater University of Jena University of Göttingen
Known for Drift-field transistor Double-heterostructure laser
Awards J J Ebers Award (1973) Nobel Prize in Physics (2000) IEEE Medal of Honor(2002)
Fields Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics
Institutions Fernmeldetechnisches Zentralamt RCA Laboratories Varian Associates University of Colorado University of California, Santa Barbara
Doctoral advisor Fritz Sauter
Influences Friedrich Hund Fritz Houtermans

💰 Net worth

Herbert Kroemer, a renowned physicist from Germany, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in 2024. Kroemer has made significant contributions to the field of physics and is widely recognized for his research on semiconductors and devices. His discoveries have revolutionized the semiconductor industry and have earned him numerous accolades, including the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000. With a successful career spanning several decades, Kroemer's net worth reflects his exceptional accomplishments and the impact of his work in the scientific community.

Biography/Timeline

1968

He worked in a number of research laboratories in Germany and the United States and taught electrical engineering at the University of Colorado from 1968 to 1976. He joined the UCSB faculty in 1976, focusing its semiconductor research program on the emerging compound semiconductor Technology rather than on mainstream silicon Technology.

1980

Along with Charles Kittel he co-authored the popular textbook Thermal Physics, first published in 1980, and still used today. He is also the author of the textbook Quantum Mechanics for Engineering, Materials Science and Applied Physics.

1997

Kroemer was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1997 and the National Academy of Sciences in 2003. He always preferred to work on problems that are ahead of mainstream Technology. In the 1950s, he invented the drift transistor and was the first to point out that advantages could be gained in various semiconductor devices by incorporating heterojunctions. Most notably, in 1963 he proposed the concept of the double-heterostructure laser, which is now a central concept in the field of semiconductor lasers. Kroemer became an early pioneer in molecular beam epitaxy, concentrating on applying the Technology to untried new materials.

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