Jack Steinberger

Jack Steinberger
Steinberger in 2008
Born
Hans Jakob Steinberger

(1921-05-25)May 25, 1921
Bad Kissingen, Germany
DiedDecember 12, 2020 (aged 99)
Geneva, Switzerland
NationalityAmerican[5]
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Known forDiscovery of the muon neutrino
Spouse(s)Cynthia Alff; Joan Beauregard (1920-2009)
Children4, including Joseph, Ned, Julia, and John
AwardsNobel Prize in Physics (1988)
National Medal of Science (1988)
Matteucci Medal (1990)
Scientific career
FieldsParticle physics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Columbia University
CERN
ThesisOn the range of the electrons in meson decay. (1949)
Academic advisorsEdward Teller
Enrico Fermi
Notable studentsMelvin Schwartz[1]
Eric L. Schwartz[2]
Theodore Modis[3]
David R. Nygren[4]

Jack Steinberger (born Hans Jakob Steinberger; May 25, 1921 – December 12, 2020) was a German-born American physicist noted for his work with neutrinos, the subatomic particles considered to be elementary constituents of matter. He was a recipient of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Leon M. Lederman and Melvin Schwartz, for the discovery of the muon neutrino. Through his career as an experimental particle physicist, he held positions at the University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University (1950–68), and the CERN (1968–86). He was also a recipient of the United States National Medal of Science in 1988, and the Matteucci Medal from the Italian Academy of Sciences in 1990.

  1. ^ "INSPIRE". inspirehep.net. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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  3. ^ "Theodore Modis – AI Profile".
  4. ^ "David Robert Nygren | Explore University Of Texas At Arlington". University of Texas at Arlington. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Weil, Martin. "Jack Steinberger, Nobel laureate in physics, dies at 99". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

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