Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Herbert Kroemer Biography and Timeline

Follow Herbert Kroemer through 2 dated historical records for Germany.

Herbert Kroemer, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1963–2000Years on this page

1963

Double-Heterostructure Laser Proposal

Physicist · United States of America · Science / Technology

Proposes double semiconductor heterostructures for improved carrier and photon confinement in lasers.

2000

Nobel Prize for Semiconductor Heterostructures

Physicist · Stockholm · Science / Physics

Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for developing semiconductor heterostructures for high-speed and optoelectronics.

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