Walther Müller (physicist)
Walther Müller , also Walter Müller (born September 6, 1905 in Hanover , † December 4, 1979 in Walnut Creek , California ) was a German physicist .
Life
Walther Müller studied physics , chemistry and philosophy at the University of Kiel . In 1925 he became the first doctoral student of the new professor Hans Geiger , with whom he conducted research in the field of impact ionization of gases . Their best-known work is the Geiger-Müller counter tube they developed in 1928 , an indispensable tool for measuring radioactivity .
When Geiger left Kiel University in 1929 and accepted a position in Tübingen, Müller's direct collaboration with his teacher ended. Müller switched to industrial development. First he worked for Siemens-Reiniger in Rudolstadt , after a one-year contract with Julius Pintsch KG in Berlin , he took over research management at Philips in Hamburg from 1940 to 1945 .
Since after the war in Germany , the nuclear technical research was prohibited, he worked as a consultant for various companies until a call of the Ministry of Economy after 1951 Australia followed. There he founded a company for the production of Geiger-Müller counter tubes after the end of his contract. In 1958 he took a position at General Telephone & Electronics Research in Palo Alto (USA). Most recently he worked for General Motors in Santa Barbara .
Fonts (selection)
- The role of the positive ion in self-discharge in air. In: Journal of Physics. Volume 48, number 9-10, 1928, pp. 624-646 (dissertation; doi: 10.1007 / BF01339313 ).
With Hans Geiger:
- Electron counter tube for measuring weakest activities. In: The natural sciences. Volume 16, Volume 31, 1928, pp. 617-618 ( doi: 10.1007 / BF01494093 ).
- The electron counter tube. In: Physikalische Zeitschrift. Volume 29, 1928, pp. 839-841.
- The electron counter tube, its mode of operation and applicability. In: Researches and Advances. Volume 5, 1929, pp. 127-128.
- Technical remarks on the electron counter tube. In: Physikalische Zeitschrift. Volume 30, 1929, pp. 489-493.
- Demonstration of the electron counter tube. In: Physikalische Zeitschrift. Volume 30, 1929, p. 523.
literature
- Wolfgang Mathis : Müller, Walt (h) er. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 480 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Walther Müller in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Müller, Walther |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Müller, Walter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physicist |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1905 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 1979 |
Place of death | Walnut Creek , California |