German Society for Electron Microscopy

The German Society for Electron Microscopy (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Elektronenmikroskopie, abbreviated DGE) is a learned society founded in 1949 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Ernst Brüche suggested that an association dedicated to electron microscopy be formed to coordinate German work. In the immediate post-World War II period, there were three German centers of research on electron microscopes: in Berlin under Ernst Ruska, in Mosbach under Brüche, and in Düsseldorf under Bodo von Borries.[1]

The first president of the DGE was Ruska, and its first committee members were Hans Mahl, Fritz Jung, Walter Kikuth and Otto Scherzer and von Borries.[2]

Hans Busch was elected an honorary member at the Society's first meeting.[1]

In 2016, the society had 396 members.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mulvey; Kazan & Hawkes (5 August 1996). The Growth of Electron Microscopy. Academic Press. ISBN 9780080577623. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ "The history of the DGE". Deutsche Gesellschaft für Elektronenmikroskopie. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ "European Microscopy Society - Yearbook 2016". www.eurmicsoc.org. 2016. Bresson, Isère: Manufacture d'Histoires Deux-Ponts: 52–53. 15 February 2017. ISSN 1609-1191. Retrieved 17 June 2017.