Jack Steinberger
Hans Jakob "Jack" Steinberger (25 May 1921 – 12 December 2020) was a German-born American physicist of Jewish descent.[1] He co-discovered the muon neutrino, along with Leon Lederman and Melvin Schwartz. He was given the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics.[2] Steinberger now lives in Switzerland.
Jack Steinberger | |
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| Born | Hans Jakob Steinberger 25 May 1921 |
| Died | 12 December 2020 (aged 99) |
| Nationality | Germany-United States-Switzerland |
| Known for | Discovery of the muon neutrino |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley Columbia University CERN |
| Academic advisors | Edward Teller Enrico Fermi |
| Notable students | Eric L. Schwartz |
He studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago.
He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1991.[3]
Steinberger was an atheist, and a member of the International Academy of Humanism.[4]
Steinberger died on 12 December 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland at the age of 99.[5]
References
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
Books
- Steinberger, J., W. K. H. Panofsky & J. Steller. "Evidence for the Production of Neutral Mesons by Photons", Radiation Laboratory, University of California-Berkeley, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Atomic Energy Commission), (April 1950).
- Panofsky, W. K. H., J. Steinberger & J. Steller. "Further Results on the Production of Neutral Mesons by Photons", Radiation Laboratory, University of California-Berkeley, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Atomic Energy Commission), (October 1, 1950).
- Steinberger, J. "Experimental Survey of Strange Particle Decays", Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Atomic Energy Commission), (June 1964).
Other websites
- Biography and Bibliographic Resources, from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, United States Department of Energy
- Autobiography (at the Nobel Prize web site) Archived 2005-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- official web site for the Nobel Prize in Physics Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- CERN web site for Jack Steinberger Archived 2014-02-12 at the Wayback Machine