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Physics · 1986
Why Gerd Binnig received the 1986 Physics Nobel
Why it was awarded
Gerd Binnig received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics for their design of the scanning tunneling microscope. The award recognizes how this contribution changed the direction of its field. This achievement represents one of the major advances recognized in physics at the time.