Peter Grünberg was a German physicist born in 1939. He served as a professor at the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany until his passing. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2007 for his discovery of Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) technology, which revolutionized data reading technology for hard drives. He shared the prize with Albert Fert from Paris, who made significant contributions in the same field. Grünberg was known to practice Roman Catholicism.
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Meaning of the name - Peter
rock, stone
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Peter Grünberg belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Plzeň
Place of Death: Jülich
Educated At: Technical University of Darmstadt | University of Cologne | Goethe University Frankfurt
Occupation: physicist | university teacher | teacher
Employers: Carleton University | Research Centre Jülich | Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology | University of Cologne
Awards Received: honorary doctor of the Saarland University | honorary doctor of the RWTH Aachen University | The seal of the city of Pilsen | Hall of Fame of German Research | Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | honorary member | IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal | Clarivate Citation Laureates | James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials | European Inventor Award | Ritter-von-Gerstner Medal | Friendship Award | honorary citizenship | Japan Prize | Wolf Prize in Physics | German Future Prize | Stern–Gerlach Medal | Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia | Nobel Prize in Physics
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 18, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 18, 2025 |
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| Sun | 26 Taurus 36 | 27 Taurus 46 | 18 Leo 50 |
| Moon | 17 Taurus 30 | 2 Aquarius 52 | 10 Cancer 35 |
| Mercury | 6 Taurus 10 | 14 Taurus 25 | 15 Leo 43 |
| Venus | 27 Aries 25 | 12 Aries 40 | 12 Leo 9 |
| Mars | 27 Capricorn 51 | 14 Leo 2 | 24 Capricorn 49 |
| Jupiter | 1 Aries 16 | 25 Gemini 1 | 8 Aries 25 |
| Saturn | 25 Aries 38 | 29 Pisces 22 | 1 Taurus 25 |
| Uranus | 18 Taurus 22 | 27 Taurus 21 | 21 Taurus 52 |
| Neptune | 20 Virgo 36 | 1 Aries 34 | 21 Virgo 49 |
| Pluto | 29 Cancer 29 | 3 Aquarius 46 | 1 Leo 35 |
| Rahu | 7 Scorpio 36 | 24 Pisces 13 | 3 Scorpio 2 |
| Ketu | 7 Taurus 36 | 24 Virgo 13 | 3 Taurus 2 |
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