19 Facts About Josef Mattauch

Josef Mattauch was a nuclear physicist and chemist.

Josef Mattauch was known for the development of the Mattauch-Herzog double-focusing mass spectrometer, for his work on the investigation of isotopic abundances using mass spectrometry, and the determination of atomic weights.

Josef Mattauch developed the Mattauch isobar rule in 1934.

Josef Mattauch correctly predicted that the last of the rare earth elements, element 61, would not have stable isotopes.

Josef Heinrich Elisabeth Mattauch was born 21 November 1895 in Ostrau, Moravia.

Josef Mattauch's results were in agreement with Millikan and not Ehrenhaft.

Josef Mattauch completed his PhD degree in Vienna as of 1920.

Josef Mattauch returned to Vienna in 1928 as an unpaid lecturer.

Josef Mattauch became an associate professor at the University of Vienna in 1937.

In 1939, Josef Mattauch succeeded Lise Meitner as head of the department for mass spectroscopy, within the physics department at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry.

On 31 July 1941, Josef Mattauch succeeded Lise Meitner as head of the physics department.

Josef Mattauch was appointed an associate professor of nuclear chemistry at the University of Berlin in 1940.

Hahn and Josef Mattauch successfully sought funds for a major expansion for fundamental research in atomic physics.

However, Josef Mattauch suffered from tuberculosis and spent much of his time seeking treatment, traveling and working abroad.

In 1948, Josef Mattauch was a guest professor at the University of Berne, Switzerland.

Josef Mattauch again became the director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry.

Josef Heinrich Elisabeth Mattauch died 10 August 1976 in Klosterneuburg, Austria.

Josef Mattauch primarily focused on mass spectroscopy and research into the binding energy of atomic nuclei.

Josef Mattauch developed the Mattauch isobar rule in 1934, which was used to predict the radioactivity of the elements technetium and promethium.