Gustaf Ising

Gustaf Adolf Ising
Gustaf Adolf Ising
	Portrait of Gustaf Adolf Ising
Pronunciation	[ˈɡɵ̂sːtav ˈɑ̂ːdɔlf ˈîːsɪŋ]
Born	February 19, 1883; Finja, Skåne County
Died	February 5, 1960 (aged 76); Danderyd, Stockholm County
Other names	Gustaf Adolf Nilsson; Gustav Ising
Education	Uppsala University (BA, 15 September 1903); ; Stockholm University (Licentiate, 28 May 1910); (PhD, 30 May 1919); ;
Known for	Conceptualising the linear particle accelerator
Spouse	Aina Hildegard Maria Ising née Schoug (m. 1924)
Children	Anna Maria Berggren née Ising
Parents	Jonas Nilsson (father); Maria Nilsson née Jönsson (mother);
	Scientific career
Fields	Geophysics; Metrology; Accelerator physics;
Workplaces	Stockholm University; Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; Nobel Committee for Physics;
Thesis	Investigations concerning electrometers (1919)

Gustaf Adolf Ising (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵ̂sːtav ˈɑ̂ːdɔlf ˈîːsɪŋ]; 19 February 1883 - 5 February 1960) was a Swedish metrologist, geophysicist, and accelerator physicist.