Karl Ferdinand Braun
Born(1850-06-06)6 June 1850
Fulda, Electorate of Hessen, Germany
Died20 April 1918(1918-04-20) (aged 67)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Marburg,
University of Berlin
Known forCathode ray tube, Cat's whisker diode
AwardsNobel Prize in Physics (1909)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Karlsruhe,
University of Marburg,
University of Strassburg,
University of Tübingen,
University of Würzburg
Doctoral advisorA. Kundt,
G. H. Quincke
Doctoral studentsL. I. Mandelshtam,
A. Schweizer