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Ernst Ruska (1906-1988) was a German physicist known for his work on electron microscopy. He received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics for his developments in this field. Ruska was born in Heidelberg, Germany, and spent most of his life in his home country.
He studied at the Technical University of Berlin and the Technical University of Munich, earning his degrees under the guidance of Max Knoll. In his career as a physicist, Ruska significantly advanced the field of electron microscopy, a technique that uses electron beams to create high-resolution images of tiny structures.
Ruska's father, Julius Ruska, was also a notable figure in the scientific community. Ernst Ruska passed away in West Berlin in 1988, leaving a lasting legacy in the world of science.