Martin Lewis Perl
Martin Lewis Perl (June 24, 1927 – September 30, 2014) was an American physicist of Jewish descent. Perl won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 for his discovery of the tau lepton.[1]
Martin Lewis Perl | |
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 Martin Lewis Perl | |
| Born | June 24, 1927 |
| Died | September 30, 2014 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | NYU-Poly and Columbia University |
| Known for | Tau lepton |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Michigan Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) University of Liverpool |
| Doctoral students | Samuel C. C. Ting, Valerie Halyo |
Pearl died at Stanford University Hospital on September 30, 2014 from a heart attack at the age of 87.[2]
References
- ↑ "Martin L. Perl - Biographical". Nobel Media AB. 1995. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- ↑ "Stanford's Martin L. Perl, winner of 1995 Nobel Prize for discovery of tau lepton, dead at 87". Stanford.edu. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
Other websites
- Nobel autobiography Archived 2005-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Nobel Prize press release, explaining the significance of Perl's work
- Biography and Bibliographic Resources, from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, United States Department of Energy
- Personal blog: Reflections on Physics
- U.S. Patent 5943075 Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Universal fluid droplet ejector (Martin Lewis Perl)
- U.S. Patent 5975682 Archived 2013-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Two-dimensional fluid droplet arrays generated using a single nozzle (Martin Lewis Perl)
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