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 ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).^[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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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NO^[29]

• Began / founded: 1929-04-05^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: b864c25e-4262-40e6-87ff-7aa33eff2e8c^[31]

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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^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1824^[34], headquartered in Troy^[35]; Norwegian Institute of Technology^[21], a Technische Hochschule^[36], in Norway^[37], founded in 1910^[38]; Clare Hall^[22], a college of the University of Cambridge^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1966^[41]; and Hamar Cathedral School^[23], an upper secondary school in Norway^[42], in Norway^[43], founded in 1153^[44].

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^[45]; superconductivity^[14], a macroscopic quantum phenomena^[46]; semiconductor^[15]; biophysics^[16], a branch of biology^[47]; solid-state physics^[17], a branch of physics^[48]; and immunology^[18], a medical specialty^[49]. 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^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1925^[52]; Gunnerus Medal^[26], an award^[53], in Norway^[54], founded in 1926^[55]; Nobel Prize in Physics^[27], a physics award^[56], in Sweden^[57], founded in 1901^[58]; Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize^[59], a physics award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1952^[62]; Onsager Medal^[63], an award^[64], in Norway^[65], founded in 1993^[66]; and Golden Plate Award^[67], an award^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1961^[70].

Personal Life

Ivar Giæver's religion is recorded as atheism^[71].

Death and Burial

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

Why It Matters

Ivar Giæver ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[72] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[73]

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^[59].