Paul Peter Ewald
Paul Peter Ewald, FRS (January 23, 1888 in Berlin, Germany – August 22, 1985 in Ithaca, New York) was a German crystallographer and physicist, a pioneer of X-ray diffraction methods.
Paul Peter Ewald | |
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| Born | January 23, 1888 |
| Died | August 23, 1985 (aged 97) |
| Education | University of Cambridge University of Göttingen University of Munich |
| Known for | Ewald summation Ewald's sphere Ewald–Oseen extinction theorem Multiple scattering theory Pendellösung |
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| Awards | Gregori Aminoff Prize (1979) Max Planck Medal (1978) ForMemRS (1958) |
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| Institutions | Technische Hochschule Stuttgart Queen's University Belfast Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn |
| Thesis | Dispersion und Doppelbrechung von Elektronengittern |
| Doctoral advisor | Arnold Sommerfeld |
| Other academic advisors | David Hilbert |
| Doctoral students | Achilles Papapetrou |
| Other notable students | Carl Hermann |
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