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Gerd Karl Binnig

Born: 1947
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany

Scanning tunneling microscope—Binnig and Rohrer's microscope can trace details smaller than a single atom and has provided views of the atomic structure of atoms, the interaction of chemical catalysts, and views of microbe enviral interaction. (1994)


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