Description
Peter Andreas Grunberg discovered the Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) effect, which is the basis of all modern magnetic read/write heads. He received the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics for this groundbreaking contribution.
Peter
Andreas
Grunberg
Male
Juelich Reseach Center
Discovery of GMR effect critical in the building of read write heads for disk drives. A Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded for this.
Date of Birth
1939-05-18
Date of Death
2018-04-07
