Erich Bagge
German scientist (1912–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Erich Rudolf Bagge (30 May 1912, in Neustadt bei Coburg – 5 June 1996, in Kiel) was a German scientist. Bagge, a student of Werner Heisenberg for his doctorate[1] and Habilitation,[2] was engaged in German Atomic Energy research and the German nuclear energy project during the Second World War. He worked as an Assistant at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Physik in Berlin. Bagge, who became associated professor at the University of Hamburg in 1948, was in particular involved in the usage of nuclear power for trading vessels, and he was one of the founders of the Society for the Usage of Nuclear Energy in Ship-Building and Seafare.
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Born | Erich Rudolf Bagge (1912-05-30)May 30, 1912 Neustadt bei Coburg, Coburg, Bavaria, Germany |
Died | June 5, 1996(1996-06-05) (aged 84) Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Scientist |
The first German nuclear vessel, the "NS Otto Hahn", was launched in 1962. A research reactor was installed in Geesthacht near Hamburg at about the same time which has over the years formed into a center for materials research with neutrons.