As per our current Database, Gerd Binnig is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Gerd Binnig is 77 years, 4 months and 4 days old. Gerd Binnig will celebrate 78rd birthday on a Sunday 20th of July 2025. Below we countdown to Gerd Binnig upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Gerd Binnig |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Age | 77 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | July 20, 1947 (Germany) |
| Birthday | July 20 |
| Town/City | Germany |
| Nationality | Germany |
Gerd Binnig’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Gerd Binnig was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
German Physicist who co-developed a scanning and tunneling microscope, which earned him the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was appointed an IBM Fellow in 1987.
At just 10 years of age, without knowing much about the science, he decided to become a Physicist.
The scanning and tunneling microscope he invented allowed Scientists to study individual atoms, a breakthrough for its time.
He married Lore Wagler in 1969.
Ernst Ruska, his partner in developing the electron microscope, shared his Nobel Prize award.
