- Ernst W. Hamburger
Ernst Wolfgang Hamburger is a German-born
Brazil ianphysicist and popularizer of science.Born in Germany in 1933, Prof. Hamburger emigrated with his parents to Brazil when he was still three years old. He studied
physics at theUniversity of São Paulo and joined its faculty (Institute of Physics) soon after his graduation, in 1960. He is now a retired full professor of physics.Prof. Hamburger is internationally known for his activities regarding public understanding of science. He is the director of
Estação Ciência , an interactivescience museum inSão Paulo . He won theUNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science and theJosé Reis Award for the Divulgation of Science , the medal of theBrazilian Order of Scientific Merit , a member of theBrazilian Academy of Sciences .Dr. Hamburger is married to Dr. Amélia I. Hamburger, also a physicist and colleague at the university. They have five children. One of them,
Cao Hamburger , is a renowned film and TV director and scriptwriter.
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