Walter H. Schottky Birthday

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Walter H. Schottky was born on 23 July, 1886

German physicist known for his significant contributions to the fields of semiconductors and developing the theory of electron and ion emission phenomena. Among his several inventions were the screen-grid vacuum tube, the pentode and the ribbon microphone and ribbon loudspeaker (the latter two in collaboration with Erwin Gerlach). The Schottky effect, Schottky barrier, Schottky contact and Schottky anomaly are the results of his research.