Who was Manfred von Ardenne?
Left: Manfred von Ardenne in 1908 | Right: Adela von Ardenne with her children Manfred and Magdalena, Hamburg 1912. Manfred von Ardenne was born in Hamburg on 20 January 1907, the first child of a family of Prussian officers.
Where is Forschungsinstitut Manfred von Ardenne located?
Initially, two villas in the Dresden district of Weisser Hirsch became the location of the newly founded Forschungsinstitut Manfred von Ardenne. Today, they house the offices of the executive officers of VON ARDENNE GmbH.
Who founded the von Ardenne laboratory for electron physics?
In 1928, Manfred von Ardenne founded the VON ARDENNE Laboratory for Electron Physics in Berlin-Lichterfelde.
How many children did Manfred von Ardenne have?
In 1938, Manfred von Ardenne married Bettina Bergengruen, born in 1916, granddaughter of the writer Wilhelm Meyer-Förster and also niece of the author Werner Bergengruen. It was his second marriage, and it produced four children: Beatrice, Thomas, Alexander and Hubertus.