Back سيمون فان دير مير Arabic سيمون فان دير مير ARZ سیمون ون درمیر AZB Сімон ван дэр Мер Byelorussian Симон ван дер Меер Bulgarian সিমন ফান ডার মিয়ার Bengali/Bangla Simon van der Meer BS Simon van der Meer Catalan سیمۆن ڤان دێر مێر CKB Simon van der Meer Czech
Simon van der Meer | |
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| Born | 24 November 1925 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | 4 March 2011 (aged 85) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | Delft University of Technology |
| Known for | Stochastic cooling |
| Awards | Duddell Medal and Prize (1982) Nobel Prize in Physics (1984) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | CERN |
Simon van der Meer (24 November 1925 – 4 March 2011) was a Dutch particle accelerator physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Carlo Rubbia for contributions to the CERN project which led to the discovery of the W and Z particles, the two fundamental communicators of the weak interaction.[1][2]
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1984". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ^ Darriulat, Pierre (2004). "The W and Z particles: a personal recollection". CERN Courier. 44 (3): 13–16.