Frederik 'Frits' Zernike, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1953

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prof. Frederik 'Frits' Zernike

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Birthplace: Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands
Death: March 10, 1966 (77)
Amersfoort, UT, Netherlands
Immediate Family:

Son of Carl Friedrich August Zernike and Antje Dieperink
Husband of Theodora Willemina van Bommel van Vloten and Lena Baanders
Brother of Anna Zernike; Elisabeth Zernike; Lize Zernike; Johannes Zernike and Nelly Zernike

Occupation: 1953 Nobelprijswinnaar voor natuurkunde
Managed by: Fred Bergman
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About Frederik 'Frits' Zernike, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1953

  • 1938-1939 : Rector Magnificus Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
  • 1953 : NOBEL-prijs voor PHYSICA voor zijn uitvinding van de Fase-contrast microscoop, Met dit instrument kan de interne cel-structuur worden bestudeerd zonder toepassing van kleuring. Dat maakt het mogelijk levende cellen te beoordelen.
    • EN: Physicist - winner of the Nobel prize for physics for his invention of the phase contrast microscope, an instrument that permits the study of internal cell structure without the need to stain and thus kill the cells.
  • 1946 : Lid Koninklijk Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen
  • 1956 : Royal Society - foreign member
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Frederik 'Frits' Zernike, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1953's Timeline

1888
July 16, 1888
Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands
1966
March 10, 1966
Age 77
Amersfoort, UT, Netherlands