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Ivar Giaever
| Full Name of the recipient | Ivar Giaever |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1973 |
| Share in Award | 25.0% |
| Award Shared with | Leo Esaki (25.0%) Brian David Josephson (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY, USA |
| Place of Birth | Bergen, Norway NOR |
| Date of Birth | 5 April 1929 |
| Age at the time of Award | 43 years |
