Jan Tauc
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 14 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 15,1922 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Pardubice |
| Czechia | |
| Date of died | December 28,2010 |
| Died | Washougal |
| Washington | |
| United States | |
| Alma mater | Czech Technical University in Prague |
| Known for | Tauc plot |
| Books | Photo and Thermoelectric Effects in Semiconductors |
| Education | Czech Technical University in Prague |
| Awards | Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids |
| David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics | |
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| ID | 1253963 |
Jan Tauc Life story
Jan Tauc was a Czech-American physicist who introduced the concepts of Tauc gap and Tauc plot to the optical characterization of solids. Born in Bohemia, he emigrated to the United States in 1969, where he received citizenship in 1978, and worked for the rest of his life.
