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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Born | |
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.