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Manne Siegbahn
Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn
Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn
Born December 3, 1886
Örebro, Sweden
Died September 26, 1978
Stockholm, Sweden
Residence Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Field Physicist
Institution University of Lund
University of Uppsala
University of Stockholm
Alma mater University of Lund
Known for X-ray spectroscopy
Notable prizes Nobel Prize for Physics (1924)
He is the father of nobel prize winner Kai M. Siegbahn.

Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn (December 3, 1886 - September 26, 1978) was a Swedish physicist, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1924 for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy. He was born in Örebro, Sweden. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Örebro [Å“rÉ™bruː] is a Swedish city in Närke in central Sweden, situated at 59°16′N 15°13′E. It has 95,354 inhabitants (2000), with 126,000 inhabitants in the municipality. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... ... Lund University Lund University (Swedish: Lunds universitet) is a university in Lund in southernmost Sweden. ... Uppsala University Uppsala University (Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a public university in Uppsala, Sweden. ... Stockholm University Stockholm University, or Stockholms universitet, is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Lund University Lund University (Swedish: Lunds universitet) is a university in Lund in southernmost Sweden. ... X-ray spectroscopy is a gathering name for several spectroscopic techniques for determining the electronic structure of materials by using x-ray excitation. ... Image File history File links Nobel. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Kai Manne Börje Siegbahn (born April 20, 1918) is a Swedish physicist. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... X-ray spectroscopy is a gathering name for several spectroscopic techniques for determining the electronic structure of materials by using x-ray excitation. ... Örebro [Å“rÉ™bruː] is a Swedish city in Närke in central Sweden, situated at 59°16′N 15°13′E. It has 95,354 inhabitants (2000), with 126,000 inhabitants in the municipality. ...


Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn obtained his Ph.D. at the Lund University in 1911, his thesis was titled Magnetische Feldmessungen (magnetic field measurements). Lund University main building, built in 1882 by Helgo Zettervall. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...


His son Kai Siegbahn received the Nobel Prize in Physics in the year 1981. Kai Manne Börje Siegbahn (born April 20, 1918) is a Swedish physicist. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


He married Karin Högbom (m. 1914)and their children were Bo Siegbahn (diplomat, b. 1915), Kai M. Siegbahn (physicist and Nobel laureate, b. 1918). Kai Manne Börje Siegbahn (born April 20, 1918) is a Swedish physicist. ...


He won the Hughes Medal (1934) and Rumford Medal (1940). The Hughes Medal, named after microphone inventor David Edward Hughes, is one of several medals awarded by the Royal Society, Englands reigning academy of science. ... In 1796, Benjamin Thompson, known as Count Rumford, gave $5000 separately to the Royal Society of London and the other by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to give awards every two years for outstanding scientific research on heat or light. ...


See also

The Siegbahn notation is used to name the spectral lines that are characteristic to elements. ...

External link

  • Nobel prize winner bio entry for Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn


 

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