Günther Laukien

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Günther Laukien (born May 23, 1924 in Eschringen ; † April 29, 1997 in Karlsruhe ) was a German physicist and company founder.

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After studying physics in Tübingen , Günther Laukien worked as an assistant for experimental physics at the Physical Institute in Stuttgart from 1952 . Here he concentrated on what was then a new research area of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). In 1958 he published an important 256-page article on this research area in the Handbuch der Physik . In it he described the theoretical level of knowledge in nuclear magnetic resonance, but also went into the practical aspects of developing experimental systems. Laukien thus created one of the first comprehensive works on NMR spectroscopy and he is now considered one of the pioneers in this field.

In 1960 he was appointed professor for experimental physics at the University of Karlsruhe . Around this time, US laboratories and a company were already building the first high-resolution NMR devices for analytical chemistry . On September 7, 1960, he founded Bruker Physik AG and ran this company parallel to his work at the university. He was later able to win a number of his students at the university as employees for his company. This also included the physicist Manfred Holz . In this cooperation, Laukien provided an early example of a successful technology transfer in Germany.

In 1968 Laukien was appointed professor for electronics at the then new Ruhr University Bochum .

From 1960 until his death in 1997 Günther Laukien ran the Bruker company he founded and turned the Karlsruhe company into a global group of companies with (in 2019) around 6,000 employees.

Laukien has received many honors, including the International Society of Magnetic Resonance (ISMAR) award .

After his death, the Günther Laukien Prize was donated, which is awarded for experimental NMR work with promising applications.

Memberships

Laukien had been a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1988 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ G. Laukien: Nuclear Magnetic High Frequency Spectroscopy In: Handbuch der Physik S. Flügge Ed., Springer, 1958, Vol. 38/1, pp. 120–376.
  2. ^ C. Reinhardt, T. Steinhauser: Formation of a scientific-technical community. NMR spectroscopy in the Federal Republic of Germany. In: NTM Journal for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine. 16, 2008, pp. 73-101, doi : 10.1007 / s00048-007-0280-z .
  3. ↑ Richard R. Ernst : The Günther Laukien Prize In: J. of Magnetic Resonance , 2005, Vol. 173, pp. 188-191.
personal data
SURNAME Laukien, Günther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physicist and company founder
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Eschringen
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 1997
Place of death Karlsruhe