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Johannes Wilhelm "Hans" Geiger (/ ˈ ɡ aɪ ɡ ər /; German: [ˈɡaɪɡɐ]; 30 September 1882 – 24 September 1945) was a German physicist. He is best known as the co-inventor of the detector component of the Geiger counter and for the Geiger–Marsden experiment which discovered the atomic nucleus.
Hans Geiger (born September 30, 1882, Neustadt an der Haardt, Germany—died September 24, 1945, Potsdam) was a German physicist who introduced the first successful detector (the Geiger counter) of individual alpha particles and other ionizing radiations.
Hans Geiger was a German nuclear physicist (a person who studies the inner core of the atom) best known for his invention of the Geiger counter, a device used for detecting and counting atomic particles, and for his work in nuclear physics with Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937).
Hans Geiger (1882-1945) was director of the Physics Institute of Königlich Technische Hochschule zu Berlin. Together with his colleague Walter Müller, he invented the Geiger-Müller counter used to measure radioactive particles and determine their energy level.
Oct 11, 2019 · Learn how Hans Geiger developed the device that bears his name and helped discover the structure of the atom and the cosmic rays. His experiments with Ernest Rutherford, James Chadwick and Arthur Compton were crucial for the atomic age.
The German physicist Hans Wilhelm Geiger is best known as the inventor of the Geiger counter to measure radiation. In 1908, Geiger introduced the first successful detector of individual alpha particles.
Learn about the life and achievements of Hans Geiger, who worked with Ernest Rutherford and developed the device that measures radioactivity. Find out how the Geiger counter works, what it is used for, and who improved it with Walther Müller.
