Biography of Jan Tauc

Jan Tauc (* 15. April 1922 in Pardubice; † 28. December 2010 in Washougal) was a czech-American physicist. He was 88 years old. He studied at Czech Technical University in Prague. He worked at Brown University, Bell Labs, Charles University, Harvard University and Czech Academy of Sciences. His awards include David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics and Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids.