Clarence Zener

Clarence Melvin Zener was an American physicist who in 1934 was the first to describe the property concerning the breakdown of electrical insulators. These findings were later exploited by Bell Labs in the development of the Zener diode, which was duly named after him.

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Who was born first?

• Clarence Zener and Felix Bloch were born the same year
• Clarence Zener and Robert Bacher were born the same year
• Clarence Zener and Carl David Anderson were born the same year
• Clarence Zener and Emilio G. Segrè were born the same year
• Clarence Zener and Nevill Francis Mott were born the same year

Timeline

1. Carl David AndersonSeptember 3, 1905 – January 11, 1991
2. Clarence Zener (this page)December 1, 1905 – July 2, 1993
3. Emilio G. SegrèFebruary 1, 1905 – April 22, 1989
4. Felix BlochOctober 23, 1905 – September 10, 1983
5. Nevill Francis MottSeptember 30, 1905 – August 8, 1996
6. Robert BacherAugust 31, 1905 – November 18, 2004

Related

• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716