Ivar Giæver

Norwegian-American physicist
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Ivar Giæver was born on April 5, 1929, in Bergen.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He held citizenship in Norway and the United States. His occupation included physicist, engineer, scientist, and university teacher.[7] His religion was atheism.

Ivar Giæver

Summary

Ivar Giæver is a human[1]. He was born in Bergen[2]. He was born on April 5, 1929[3]. He died in Schenectady[4]. He died on June 20, 2025[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], engineer[7], scientist[8], and university teacher[9]. He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Key Facts

  • Ivar Giæver's place of birth was Bergen[2].
  • Ivar Giæver passed away in Schenectady[4].
  • Ivar Giæver was born on April 5, 1929[3].
  • Ivar Giæver died on June 20, 2025[5].
  • Ivar Giæver held citizenship in Norway[11].
  • Ivar Giæver held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Ivar Giæver's professions included physicist[6].
  • Ivar Giæver worked as an engineer[7].
  • Ivar Giæver's professions included scientist[8].
  • Ivar Giæver worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Ivar Giæver's field of work was physics[13].
  • Ivar Giæver's field of work was superconductivity[14].
  • Ivar Giæver's field of work was semiconductor[15].
  • Ivar Giæver's field of work was biophysics[16].
  • Ivar Giæver's field of work was solid-state physics[17].
  • Ivar Giæver's field of work was immunology[18].
  • Among Ivar Giæver's employers was Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[19].
  • Ivar Giæver's education included a stint at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[20].
  • Ivar Giæver's education included a stint at Norwegian Institute of Technology[21].
  • Ivar Giæver was educated at Clare Hall[22].
  • Ivar Giæver's education included a stint at Hamar Cathedral School[23].
  • A notable work attributed to Ivar Giæver is solid-state physics[24].
  • Ivar Giæver received the Guggenheim Fellowship[25].
  • Ivar Giæver received the Gunnerus Medal[26].
  • Ivar Giæver received the Nobel Prize in Physics[27].

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Origins and Family

Ivar Giæver's place of birth was Bergen[2]. He was born on April 5, 1929[3].

Education

Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[20], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1824[30], headquartered in Troy[31]; Norwegian Institute of Technology[21], a Technische Hochschule[32], in Norway[33], founded in 1910[34]; Clare Hall[22], a college of the University of Cambridge[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1966[37]; and Hamar Cathedral School[23], an upper secondary school in Norway[38], in Norway[39], founded in 1153[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], engineer[7], scientist[8], and university teacher[9]. Fields of work include physics[13], a branch of science[41]; superconductivity[14], a macroscopic quantum phenomena[42]; semiconductor[15]; biophysics[16], a branch of biology[43]; solid-state physics[17], a branch of physics[44]; and immunology[18], a medical specialty[45]. Among Ivar Giæver's employers was Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[19].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Ivar Giæver is solid-state physics[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[25], a fellowship grant[46], in United States[47], founded in 1925[48]; Gunnerus Medal[26], an award[49], in Norway[50], founded in 1926[51]; Nobel Prize in Physics[27], a physics award[52], in Sweden[53], founded in 1901[54]; Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize[55], a physics award[56], in United States[57], founded in 1952[58]; Onsager Medal[59], an award[60], in Norway[61], founded in 1993[62]; and Golden Plate Award[63], an award[64], in United States[65], founded in 1961[66].

Personal Life

Ivar Giæver's religion is recorded as atheism[67].

Death and Burial

Ivar Giæver died on June 20, 2025[5]. He passed away in Schenectady[4].

Why It Matters

Ivar Giæver has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

Where was Ivar Giæver born?

Born in Bergen[2], Ivar Giæver…

Where did Ivar Giæver die?

Ivar Giæver died in Schenectady[4].

What did Ivar Giæver do for work?

Ivar Giæver worked as physicist[6], engineer[7], scientist[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Ivar Giæver go to school?

Ivar Giæver was educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[20], Norwegian Institute of Technology[21], Clare Hall[22], and Hamar Cathedral School[23].

What awards did Ivar Giæver receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[25], Gunnerus Medal[26], Nobel Prize in Physics[27], and Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize[55].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [10] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [68] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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