| Education: | Mathematics and physics at the Charles University, Prague Ph.D. degree (C.Sc.) from the Czechosl. Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1964 |
| Career: | Institue of Solid State Physics at the Cz. Academy of Sciences, 1957-67. |
| Assistant Professor Fellowship at the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Bonn, Germany, 1967-68. | |
| Research Laboratories of Siemens AG, Munich, 1968-94, Senior Director | |
| Universität der Bundeswehr, Munich, since 1994, Scientific Advisor |
| Research activities: |
Semiconductor surfaces
Si-SiO2 interface Quantum effects at semiconductor surfaces Development and miniaturisation of Si-chips Fundamental aspects of modern physics Novel physical description of human seeing and hearing Quantized sound |
| Community activities: | Organizer of the Second Intern. Conf. on Electronic Properties of Two-Dimensional Systems, Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1978. |
| Publications: | about 100 original papers, published in international journals. |
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New: Book: |
"Die Struktur von Raum und Zeit und die Interpretation der Wärme", Cuvillier Verlag, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany, December 2016, ISBN 978-3-7369-9388-4, elISBN 978-3-7369-9388-5. |
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Book: |
"Quantisierte Zeit und die Vereinheitlichung von Gravitation und Elektromagnetismus", Cuvillier Verlag, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany, January 2010, ISBN 978-3-86955-240-8. |
| Major papers: |
"Piezoresistance in Quantized Conduction Bands in Silicon Inversion Layers", J. Appl. Phys. 42, 2053 (1971). |
| "Surface Quantization in Semiconductors", Festkörperprobleme XIII, 1973, p. 215-239. | |
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"New Method for High-Accuracy Determination of the Fine-Structure
Constant Based on Quantized Hall Resistance",
K. v. Klitzing, G. Dorda and M. Pepper,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 45, 494 (1980).
For the observation of the Quantum Hall Effect, first published in this paper, in 1985 K.v. Klitzing was awarded the Nobel Price. |
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| "Quantization Aspects of Sound and Time", Schriften der Sudetendeutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste, München, Band 22, 2001, p. 69-96. | |
| "The Unification of Electromagnetism with Gravity, the Interpretation of Three-dimensional Space and Time, and the Philosophical Consequences", Schriften der Sudetendeutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste, München, Band 34, 2014, p. 141-162. |
| Honors and Awards: | Exner Medal, Austria, 1986. |
| Distinguished Service Cross of Federal Republic of Germany for Physics and Compositions in Music, 1987. | |
| Official speaker at the festive of the Sudetendeutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste, 2000; subject of the speech: "Natural Sciences and Religion". |