Claus Jönsson (26 May 1930 – 25 August 2024[2]) was a German physicist who in 1961 performed, for the first time, a version of the double-slit experiment with a single electron.[3][4] In 2002 it was named "the most beautiful experiment" by readers of Physics World.[5]

Claus Jönsson
Jönsson in 2008
Born26 May 1930 (1930-05-26) (age 94)
Scientific career
Thesis (1959)
Doctoral advisorGottfried Möllenstedt[1]

References

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  1. ^ Jönsson, Claus (1961). "Elektroneninterferenzen an mehreren künstlich hergestellten Feinspalten". Zeitschrift für Physik. 161 (4): 454–474. doi:10.1007/BF01342460.
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  3. ^ Jönsson C, (1961) Zeitschrift für Physik, 161:454–474 doi:10.1007/BF01342460
  4. ^ Jönsson, C (1974). "Electron diffraction at multiple slits". American Journal of Physics. 42: 4–11. Bibcode:1974AmJPh..42....4J. doi:10.1119/1.1987592.
  5. ^ Schönstes physikalisches Experiment aller Zeiten in Tübingen durchgeführt. Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen. 25 September 2002