Carl Ramsauer

Carl Ramsauer
Ramsauer in 1928
Born
Carl Wilhelm Ramsauer

(1879-02-06)6 February 1879
Died24 December 1955(1955-12-24) (aged 76)
Alma materUniversity of Kiel
Known forRamsauer–Townsend effect (1920)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
ThesisÜber den Ricochetschuss (1903)
Academic advisorsPhilipp Lenard
Notable studentsOtto Scherzer

Carl Wilhelm Ramsauer (German: [ˈʁamsaʊɐ] ; 6 February 1879 – 24 December 1955) was a German physicist known for the discovery of the Ramsauer–Townsend effect. He pioneered the field of electron and proton collisions with gas molecules.