Klaus Clusius
German chemist (1903-1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Klaus Paul Alfred Clusius (19 March 1903 – 28 May 1963) was a German physical chemist from Breslau (Wrocław), Silesia. During World War II, he worked on the German nuclear energy project, also known as the Uranium Club; he worked on isotope separation techniques and heavy water production. After the war, he was a professor of physical chemistry at the University of Zurich. He died in Zurich.
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Born | (1903-03-19)19 March 1903 Breslau (Wroclaw), Germany |
Died | 28 May 1963(1963-05-28) (aged 60) Zürich, Switzerland |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Technische Hochschule Breslau, today Wroclaw University of Technology (BSc), (Ph.D.) |
Known for | Research in Chemical Physics |
Awards | Marcel-Benoist-Preis (1958) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemical Physics |
Institutions | University of Zürich |
Doctoral advisor | Arnold Eucken (Technische Hochschule Breslau) |
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