Peter Debye

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Debye
Occupation	Physicist
Date Of Birth	Mar 24, 1884(1884-03-24)
Age	140
Date Of Death	1966-11-02
Birthplace	Maastricht
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	Limburg
Horoscope	Pisces

Peter Debye Biography

Peter Debye is one of the most popular and richest Physicist who was born on March 24, 1884 in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands. A physicist from the United States of America who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1936 for his work on Diffraction of X-rays. There has been a lot of speculation regarding his involvement during World War II and some have suggested that the scientist was a spy for the Nazis who were instrumental in ridding German research institutions of Jews while others suggest that he was a spy for the British.

He had a conflicting relationship with a colleague scientist He had a contentious relationship with fellow scientist Albert Einstein..

There was a son as well as one girl with wife Mathilde Albererer. He got married in 1913.

Peter Debye Net Worth

Peter Debye is one of the richest Physicist from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Debye 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He earned a degree in electric engineering at the age of 1905.

He utilized light-scattering techniques in order to determine the molecular weight and size in polymer molecules.

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Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Physicist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Peter Debye celebrates birthday on March 24 of every year.

What was Peter Debye known for?

Peter Debye, in full Peter Joseph William Debye, Dutch Petrus Josephus Wilhelmus Debije, (born March 24, 1884, Maastricht, Netherlands—died November 2, 1966, Ithaca, New York, U.S.), physical chemist whose investigations of dipole moments, X-rays, and light scattering in gases brought him the 1936 Nobel Prize for …

Who is Peter Debye?

Peter Joseph William Debye ForMemRS (/dɛˈbaɪ/; Dutch: [dəˈbɛiə]; March 24, 1884 – November 2, 1966) was a Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist, and Nobel laureate in Chemistry.

What did Peter Debye invent?

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What contributions did Debye win the Nobel Prize?

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1936 was awarded to Petrus (Peter) Josephus Wilhelmus Debye “ for his contributions to our knowledge of molecular structure through his investigations on dipole moments and on the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases.”

What is the value of 1 Debye in CM?

1 debye = 10-18 esu cm = 3.335 xx 1030 C-m (coulomb meter).