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Karl Jakobs

b. 1959

German physicist

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About Karl Jakobs

Born 1959. Karl Jakobs is a German physicist and university teacher.

Education Jakobs studied at the University of Bonn and received his Diplom in 1984. He went to the Heidelberg University to study the properties of the production of W and Z bosons in proton-proton collisions and received his PhD in 1988.

Awards In 2015 Karl Jakobs was awarded the Stern–Gerlach Medal for his contributions to the discovery of the Higgs boson.

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Important facts

Born
1959, Retterath
Birth century
Nationality
Education
Heidelberg University, CERN, University of Bonn, University of Freiburg
Employers
University of Freiburg
Awards
Stern–Gerlach Medal; Fellow of the Institute of Physics; Stern-Gerlach-Medaille

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Karl Jakobs's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Karl Jakobs?

German physicist

When was Karl Jakobs born?

Karl Jakobs was born in 1959 in Retterath.

What is Karl Jakobs's occupation?

Karl Jakobs is a physicist and university teacher.

What nationality is Karl Jakobs?

Karl Jakobs is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Karl Jakobs

· Wikidata: Q1707723

· DBpedia: Karl Jakobs

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