J. Hans D. Jensen

German physicist (1907–1973)

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J. Hans D. Jensen

Overview

Born / Died

June 25, 1907 – February 11, 1973

Role

German physicist (1907–1973)

Achievement

Jensen was awarded the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Eugene Wigner and Maria Goeppert Mayer, sharing one half of the Prize with the latter "for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure." Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen was born on 25 June 1907 in Hamburg, Germany.

Legacy

Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen (German: [ˈhans ˈjɛnzn̩] ; 25 June 1907 – 11 February 1973) was a German theoretical physicist.

Legacy

During World War II, Jensen worked on the German nuclear energy project, known as the Uranium Club, where he contributed to the separation of uranium isotopes.

Who was J. Hans D. Jensen?

J. After the war, Jensen was a professor at the University of Heidelberg. He was a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Institute for Advanced Study, University of California, Berkeley, Indiana University, and the California Institute of Technology. " Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen was born on 25 June 1907 in Hamburg, Germany. From 1926 to 1931, Jensen studied physics, mathematics, physical chemistry, and philosophy at the University of Freiburg and the University of Hamburg. He received his Doctor rerum naturalium in 1932 and his habilitation in 1936, both from the University of Hamburg.

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Career and public life

Hans D. Jensen lived from June 25, 1907 to February 11, 1973. Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen (German: [ˈhans ˈjɛnzn̩] ; 25 June 1907 – 11 February 1973) was a German theoretical physicist. During World War II, Jensen worked on the German nuclear energy project, known as the Uranium Club, where he contributed to the separation of uranium isotopes. Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen was a German theoretical physicist.

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