Herbert Fröhlich
Herbert Fröhlich · Science & Medicine
Physicist; electron-phonon interaction theory of superconductivity
1905, Rexingen, Germany — 1991, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Germany · United Kingdom
Herbert Fröhlich is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; electron-phonon interaction theory of superconductivity
Born to a Jewish family in the German village of Rexingen, Fröhlich fled Nazi Germany and settled in Britain, where at the University of Liverpool he developed the electron–phonon interaction theory that laid essential groundwork for the modern understanding of superconductivity. He later pioneered speculative ideas in biological physics.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
Physicist; electron-phonon interaction theory of superconductivity
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
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