About Josef F. Bille
Lived 1944 – 2023 (aged 78). Josef F. Bille was a German physicist and university teacher.
Josef Bille (20 September 1944 – 1 July 2023) was a German physicist.
Life Born in Neuenkirchen), Bille studied physics at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. From 1974 to 1978 he worked for the company Hoechst AG. Since 1978 Bille worked at Heidelberg University. From 1986 to 1991 Bille worked at the University of California. He patented surgical lasers for LASIK in 1988. He founded five companies in Heidelberg and United States.
He died on 1 July 2023 at the age of 78.
Awards 1999: German Future Prize 2012: European Inventor Award
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Who was Josef F. Bille?
German physicist
When was Josef F. Bille born?
Josef F. Bille was born on 20 September 1944 in Neuenkirchen.
When did Josef F. Bille die?
Josef F. Bille died on 7 July 2023 in Heidelberg.
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Josef F. Bille was a physicist and university teacher.
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Josef F. Bille was German.
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