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Max Knoll (17 July 18976 November 1969) was a German electrical engineer. is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... An engineers degree is an academic degree which is intermediate in rank between a masters degree and a doctorate; it is occasionally to be encountered in the United States in technical fields. ...


Knoll was born in Wiesbaden and studied in Munich and at the Technical University of Berlin, where he obtained his doctorate in the Institute for high voltage technology. In 1927 he became the leader of the electron research group there, where he and his co-worker, Ernst Ruska, invented the electron microscope. In April 1932, Knoll joined Telefunken in Berlin to do developmental work in the field of television design. He also was a private lecturer in Berlin. After World War II Knoll joined the University of Munich as extraordinary professor and director of the institute for electromedicine. He moved to the USA in 1948, to work at the department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Princeton. In 1956 he returned to Munich, where he retired in 1966. Wiesbaden is a city in central Germany. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... South Side of the main building Main building The Technical University of Berlin (TUB, TU Berlin, German: Technische Universität Berlin) is located in Berlin, Germany. ... Ernst August Friedrich Ruska (December 25, 1906–May 25, 1988) was a German physicist. ... An electron microscope is a type of microscope that uses electrons as a way to illuminate and create an image of a specimen. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Telefunken is a German radio- and television company, founded in 1903. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other Princetons, see Princeton. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...


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Max Knoll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (179 words)
Max Knoll (17 July 1897 – 6 November 1969) was a German electrical engineer.
Knoll was born in Wiesbaden and studied in Munich and at the Technical University of Berlin, where he obtained his doctorate in the Institute for high voltage technology.
In April 1932, Knoll joined Telefunken in Berlin to do developmental work in the field of television, while remaining a private lecturer at Berlin.
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