Pief Panofsky
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Wolfgang Kurt Hermann "Pief" Panofsky (April 24, 1919 – September 24, 2007), was a German-American physicist who won many awards including the National Medal of Science.
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Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky | |
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Born | (1919-04-24)April 24, 1919 Berlin, Germany |
Died | September 24, 2007(2007-09-24) (aged 88) |
Citizenship | Germany United States |
Alma mater | Princeton University California Institute of Technology |
Known for | director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center |
Spouse(s) | Adèle Irène DuMond (1923-; m. 1942) 5 children: Richard Jacob, Margaret Anne, Edward Frank, Carol Eleanor, Steven Thomas[1] |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley, Stanford |
Doctoral advisor | Jesse DuMond[2] |
Doctoral students | Cyrus Levinthal |
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