Klaus von Klitzing receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the quantized Hall effect. His measurements revealed remarkably precise electrical resistance steps in two-dimensional electron systems and created a new standard for electrical metrology.
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Klaus von Klitzing
Nobel Prize history for Klaus von Klitzing based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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