Frederick Reines
American physicist (1918-1998)
Frederick Reines (/ˈraɪnɛs/ RY-nes; March 16, 1918 – August 26, 1998) was an American physicist. He was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics for his works on the neutrino with Clyde Cowan in the neutrino experiment.[1]
Frederick Reines | |
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 Frederick Reines | |
| Born | March 16, 1918 |
| Died | August 26, 1998 (aged 80) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Known for | Neutrinos |
| Spouse | Sylvia Samuels (m. 1940; 2 children) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
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| Thesis | Nuclear fission and the liquid drop model of the nucleus (1944) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard D. Present |
| Doctoral students | Michael K. Moe (1965) |
References change
- ↑ Schultz, Jonas; Sobel, Hank. "Frederick Reines and the Neutrino". University of California, Irvine School of Physical Sciences. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014.
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