Gerson Goldhaber
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 Gerson Goldhaber |
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| Born | February 20, 1924 (age 83) Chemnitz, Germany |
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| Field | Particle Physics and Astrophysics |
| Institution | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley |
| Alma mater | M.Sc Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin |
| Known for | Charm Meson Discovery, Dark Energy Discovery |
| Notable prizes | Panofsky Prize |
Gerson Goldhaber (February 20, 1924 in Chemnitz, Germany)[1] is an American particle physicist and astrophysicist. He is one of the discoverers of the D meson which confirmed the existence of the charm quark.[2] He currently works at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with the Supernova Cosmology Project[1], and is a professor of physics emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley as well as a professor of Berkeley's graduate school in astrophysics.[3]
[edit] Honors and awards
- Fellow of the American Physical Society[3]
- 1991 - Panofsky Prize of the American Physical Society in recognition of his discovery of charmed mesons[4]
- 1982 - Elected as a foreign member of the Swedish Royal Academy[3]
- 1977 - California Scientist of the Year award, for his work on charmed mesons[3]
- 1976-77 - Morris Loeb Lecturer in Physics, Harvard University[3]
- 1977 - Elected member of the National Academy of Sciences[3]
- 1972-73 - Guggenheim Fellow at CERN[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Goldhaber Biography. LBL Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics. Retrieved on February 22, 2007.
- ^ 1976 Nobel Prize in Physics. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Retrieved on February 22, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g Gerson Goldhaber. Faculty Listing. Physics Department, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved on March 4, 2007.
- ^ 1991 W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics Recipient. American Physical Society. Retrieved on February 22, 2007.
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| NAME | Gerson Goldhaber |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Particle Physicist and astrophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chemnitz, Germany |
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