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Peter Grünberg

Peter Grünberg
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Peter Andreas Grünberg was a German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his discovery with Albert Fert of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disk drives.

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Timeline

  1. Jean-Marie LehnSeptember 30, 1939 – present
  2. Peter GoldreichJuly 14, 1939 – present
  3. Peter Grünberg (this page)May 18, 1939 – April 7, 2018
  4. Sidney AltmanMay 7, 1939 – April 5, 2022
  5. Sumio IijimaMay 2, 1939 – present
  6. Susumu TonegawaSeptember 5, 1939 – July 11, 2026

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