Melvin Schwartz
American experimental physicist (1932-2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melvin Schwartz (November 2, 1932 – August 28, 2006) was an American physicist of Jewish descent.[2]
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Melvin Schwartz | |
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Born | (1932-11-02)November 2, 1932 |
Died | August 28, 2006(2006-08-28) (aged 73) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Known for | neutrinos |
Spouse | Marilyn (3 children)[1] |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1988) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Particle physics |
Institutions | Brookhaven National Laboratory Stanford University Columbia University |
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He shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics with Leon M. Lederman and Jack Steinberger for their development of the neutrino beam method and their demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino.[3]
Schwartz died on August 28, 2006 in Twin Falls, Idaho from Parkinson's disease and hepatitis C, aged 73.