Jack Steinberger
German-American physicist, Nobel laureate (1921-2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hans Jakob "Jack" Steinberger (25 May 1921 ā 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.
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Jack Steinberger | |
Born | Hans Jakob Steinberger (1921-05-25)25 May 1921 |
Died | 12 December 2020(2020-12-12) (aged 99) |
Nationality | Germany-United States-Switzerland |
Known for | Discovery of the muon neutrino |
Spouse | Cynthia Alff |
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 |
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He studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago.
Steinberger was an atheist, and a member of the International Academy of Humanism.[3]
Steinberger died on 12 December 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland at the age of 99.[4]