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Adolf Goetzberger

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Adolf Goetzberger (29 November 1928 – 24 February 2023) was a German physicist.

Life and career

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Goetzberger studied physics in Munich, Germany. He finished his university studies with a work over Über die Kristallisation aufgedampfter Antimonschichten. He worked together with William Shockley in Palo Alto, California and for company Bell Labs. In 1981, Goetzberger founded Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg im Breisgau.[1]

Goetzberger died on 24 February 2023, at the age of 94.[2]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Office, European Patent. "The Sun God". www.epo.org.
  2. ^ "Deutscher Solarpionier Adolf Goetzberger gestorben". APA. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ Naylor, David. "Honorary doctorates - Uppsala University, Sweden". www.uu.se.
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