Johannes Wilhelm Geiger (/ ˈɡaɪɡər /; German: [ˈɡaɪɡɐ]; 30 September 1882 – 24 September 1945) was a German physicist. He is known as the inventor of the Geiger counter, a device used to detect ionizing radiation, and for carrying out the Rutherford scattering experiments, which led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus.

Hans Ruedi Giger (/ ˈɡiːɡər / GHEE-gər; German: [ˈɡiːɡɐ]; 5 February 1940 – 12 May 2014) was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as "biomechanical".

Hans Geiger (born September 30, 1882, Neustadt an der Haardt, Germany—died September 24, 1945, Potsdam) was a German physicist who introduced the first successful detector (the Geiger counter) of individual alpha particles and other ionizing radiations.

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H.R. Giger was a Swiss artist and designer known for his nightmarish science-fiction motifs. Giger is best known for his book Necronomicon (1977), as well as his design work for Ridley Scott’s 1979 feature film Alien.

After numerous visits to the 400-year-old walled medieval town of Gruyères, HR Giger fell in love with this wonderful region. And when he learned that the Château St. Germain, the fortress located further down, was for sale, the idea was born …

2019年5月21日 · Chances are, H.R. Giger has given you a nightmare. The Swiss-born painter was responsible for creating one of the most iconic monsters in the history of the human imagination: the xenomorph, the...

2019年5月6日 · Chances are, H.R. Giger has given you a nightmare. The Swiss-born painter was responsible for creating one of the most iconic monsters in the history of the human imagination: the xenomorph, the unrelenting alien species that oozes at the center of the Alien film franchise.

H.R.G. begins planning a Giger museum to present the entire spectrum of his work. Work begins on the ghost train for Species in collaboration with Atelier de Fries and Andy Schedler from FormArt. Giger's beloved mother Melly dies at the age of 89.

The German physicist Hans Wilhelm Geiger is best known as the inventor of the Geiger counter to measure radiation. In 1908, Geiger introduced the first successful detector of individual alpha particles. Later versions of this counter were able to count beta …