Josef Bille

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Josef Bille (born 20 September 1944 in Neuenkirchen) is a German physicist.

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Life

Bille studied physics at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. From 1974 to 1978 he worked for the company Hoechst AG. Since 1978 Bille worked at Heidelberg University. From 1986 to 1991 Bille worked at the University of California. He patented surgical lasers for LASIK in 1988. He founded five companies in Heidelberg and United States.

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References

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  2. Bille, Josef (2012). "Europäischer Erfinderpreis für Professor Josef Bille: Heidelberger Physiker bringt den Laser in die Augenheilkunde". archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de. doi:10.11588/heidok.00013888 . Retrieved 2019-10-24.