Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Ivar Giaever Biography and Timeline

Follow Ivar Giaever through 2 dated historical records for Norway.

Ivar Giaever, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1960–1973Years on this page

1960

Superconducting Electron Tunnelling

Physicist · Schenectady · Science / Physics

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

1973

Nobel Prize for Superconducting Tunnelling

Physicist · Stockholm · Science / Physics

Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for experimental discoveries concerning tunnelling in superconductors.

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