Jack Steinberger

Hans Jakob "Jack" Steinberger (born May 25, 1921) is a German-born American physicist of Jewish descent. He co-discovered the muon neutrino, along with Leon Lederman and Melvin Schwartz. He was given the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics. Steinberger now lives in Switzerland.

Jack Steinberger
Jack Steinberger
Born	Hans Jakob Steinberger (1921-05-25) May 25, 1921 Bad Kissingen, Germany
Nationality	Germany-United States-Switzerland
Known for	Discovery of the muon neutrino
Spouse(s)	Cynthia Alff
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley Columbia University CERN
Academic advisors	Edward Teller Enrico Fermi
Notable students	Eric L. Schwartz

He studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago.

Steinberger is an atheist, and a member of the International Academy of Humanism.

Books

• Steinberger, J., W. K. H. Panofsky & J. Steller. "Evidence for the Production of Neutral Mesons by Photons", Radiation Laboratory, University of California-Berkeley, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Atomic Energy Commission), (April 1950).
• Panofsky, W. K. H., J. Steinberger & J. Steller. "Further Results on the Production of Neutral Mesons by Photons", Radiation Laboratory, University of California-Berkeley, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Atomic Energy Commission), (October 1, 1950).
• Steinberger, J. "Experimental Survey of Strange Particle Decays", Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Atomic Energy Commission), (June 1964).

Other websites

• Biography and Bibliographic Resources, from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, United States Department of Energy
• Autobiography (at the Nobel Prize web site)
• official web site for the Nobel Prize in Physics
• CERN web site for Jack Steinberger