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Nature 419, 420-421 (3 October 2002) | doi:10.1038/419420a

Rising star crashes back to Earth

Alison Abbott

Jan Hendrik Schön (right), who turned 32 in August, was truly the Wunderkind of German physics.In a society where young scientists often struggle to establish themselves, Schön's extraordinarily successful track record gave him almost legendary status.