World History Databasehistorysearch.co.uk

Historical person

Ivar Giaever Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ivar Giaever, based on 1 World History Database records associated with Norway.

1 records1960–19601 events1 places

Chronological biography

1960

Superconducting Electron Tunnelling1960
Science / Physics · Physicist · Schenectady

Measures electron tunnelling through an insulating barrier into a superconductor and reveals the superconducting energy gap.

Titles and roles

Physicist

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.