Wolfgang Finkelnburg

Wolfgang Finkelnburg

Wolfgang Karl Ernst Finkelnburg (1905–1967) was a German physicist who made contributions to spectroscopy, atomic physics, the structure of matter, and high-temperature arc discharges. His vice-presidency of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft 1941-1945, was influential in that organization’s ability to assert its independence from National Socialist policies.

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