Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Karl Ferdinand Braun Biography and Timeline

Follow Karl Ferdinand Braun through 2 dated historical records for Germany.

Karl Ferdinand Braun, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1897–1909Years on this page

1897

Cathode-Ray Display Tube

Physicist · Strasbourg · Science / Technology

Develops a cathode-ray tube using an electron beam and fluorescent screen, an ancestor of oscilloscopes and electronic displays.

1909

Nobel Prize

Physicist · Stockholm · Science / Physics

Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions to wireless telegraphy, including important improvements in radio transmission and receiver technology.

Records, sources and methodology

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