Frederick Reines

Frederick Reines (/ˈrnɛs/ 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
Frederick Reines
Born(1918-03-16)March 16, 1918
DiedAugust 26, 1998(1998-08-26) (aged 80)
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forNeutrinos
SpouseSylvia Samuels (m. 1940; 2 children)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
ThesisNuclear fission and the liquid drop model of the nucleus (1944)
Doctoral advisorRichard D. Present
Doctoral studentsMichael K. Moe (1965)

References

  1. 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.