Frederick Reines
Frederick Reines (/ˈraɪnɛs/ 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]
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 Frederick Reines | |
| Born | March 16, 1918 |
| Died | August 26, 1998 (aged 80) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Known for | Neutrinos |
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| Fields | Physics |
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| Thesis | Nuclear fission and the liquid drop model of the nucleus (1944) |
| Doctoral students | Michael K. Moe (1965) |
Frederick Reines Media
Frederick Reines Los Alamos badge
Reines and Clyde Cowan
Frederick Reines (far right) with Clyde Cowan (far left) and other members of Project Poltergeist
Supernova SN1987A (the bright object in the center), as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Frederick Reines Hall at the University of California, Irvine houses the Physics and Astronomy Department, and part of the Chemistry Department.
References
- ↑ 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.
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