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Portrait of Robert Wichard Pohl

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Postcard featuring a black and white portrait of Robert Wichard Pohl ( 1884-1976). Pohl was a German physicist and professor at the University of Göttingen. He is known for being a pioneer in the field of solid-state physics.

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  • 9.5 cm W x 14 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Translated by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
  • Transcribed by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series IV – Photographic Materials, 1894-1930
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  • Box 22

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“Portrait of Robert Wichard Pohl,” n.d. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 22. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/5b86xtb.

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Bildnisse Göttinger Professoren
herausgegeben von dem Universitätsbund

Professor Dr. Pohl

Aufnahmen von Arno Stanke, Göttingen

Verlag: Albert Helne, Göttingen * Kupfertiefdruck von H. Osterwald, Hannover

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Portraits of Professors from Göttingen
Published by the University Association

Professor Dr. Pohl

Photography by Arno Stanke, Göttingen

Publisher: Albert Helne, Göttingen * Copper Plating by H. Osterwald, Hannover

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