= Gustav Ludwig Hertz
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Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887-1975) was a German physicist known for his work in the fields of atomic and molecular physics. He is best recognized for his research on electron scattering and the development of the Hertz experiment, which involved the measurement of the ionization potentials of atoms. Hertz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925, along with James Franck, for their experiments on the impact of electrons on atoms and the resulting ionization of gases.
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