Ernest Courant
Ernest Courant (March 26, 1920 – April 21, 2020) was a German-born American physicist. He was important for the creation of modern large-scale particle accelerator concepts.
Ernest Courant | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 26, 1920[1] |
| Died | April 21, 2020 (aged 100) |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College University of Rochester |
| Awards | Enrico Fermi Award (1986) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Accelerator physics |
| Institutions | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
His most notable discovery was his 1952 work with Milton S. Livingston and Hartland Snyder on the Strong focusing principle,[2] a critical step in the development of modern particle accelerators like the synchrotron.[3][4]
Courant was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He worked at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
He turned 100 in March 2020[5] and died the following month.[6]
References
- ↑ 'Array of Contemporary American Physicists'. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ Courant, E. D.. The Strong-Focusing Synchrotron—A New High Energy Accelerator. Physical Review 88 (5) (1952). p. 1190–1196. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.88.1190.
- ↑ Courant, E. D.. Theory of the alternating-gradient synchrotron. Annals of Physics 3 (1) (Jan 1958). p. 360–408. doi:10.1006/aphy.2000.6012. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ Distinguished Scientist Emeritus Ernest Courant Honored by University of Rochester (BNL Bulletin). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ Happy 100th Birthday to Ernest Courant. Brookhaven National Laboratory.
- ↑ Ernest Courant Obituary - Ann Arbor, MI. Dignity Memorial.
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