Peter Debye
1884 – 1966 United States
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Who was Peter Debye?
Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist who won the 1936 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on molecular structure and dipole moments.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Peter Debye (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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SpouseMathilde Alberer
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Chemistry | 1936 | for his contributions to our knowledge of molecular structure through his investigations on dipole moments and on the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases |
| Faraday Lectureship Prize | 1933 | — |
| Max Planck Medal | 1950 | — |
| Willard Gibbs Award | 1949 | — |
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