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Born August 26, 1882 • Hamburg • Germany
Died May 21, 1964 (aged 81) • Göttingen • Germany
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1925)
Subjects Of Study Franck–Condon principle • band spectrum • energy state • ionization energy
Role In Manhattan Project

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