Karl Wolfgang Böer (March 23, 1926[1] – April 18, 2018)[2][3] was a solar energy pioneer and expert in the field of semiconductor physics.
Physica Status Solidi is a family of international peer-reviewed, scientific journals, publishing research on all aspects of solid state physics, and material science.
Böer also founded and became the director of the Section of Dielectric Breakdown of the German Academy of Science in Berlin.
His book, Survey of Semiconductor Physics (1993) has been called the most comprehensive treatment in the field written by a single author.
The University of Delaware awards a Karl W. Böer Solar Energy Medal of Merit every two years.