Magnetic Electron Lens
Demonstrates that a magnetic coil can focus an electron beam, establishing the basic lens principle of electron optics.
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Ernst August Friedrich Ruska Biography and Timeline
Follow Ernst August Friedrich Ruska through 3 dated historical records for Germany.
Ernst August Friedrich Ruska, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1931–1986Years on this page
1931
1933
High-Magnification Electron Microscope
Builds an electron microscope with magnification exceeding that of contemporary light microscopes.
1986
Nobel Prize for Electron Optics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for fundamental work in electron optics and the electron microscope.
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