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Carl David Anderson

Carl David Anderson
Born(1905-09-03)September 3, 1905
DiedJanuary 11, 1991(1991-01-11) (aged 85)
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology (BS, 1927; PhD, 1930)
Known for
AwardsNobel Prize in Physics (1936)
Elliott Cresson Medal (1937)
Scientific career
FieldsParticle physics
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology
ThesisSpace-distribution of x-ray photoelectrons ejected from the K and L atomic energy-levels (1930)
Doctoral advisorRobert A. Millikan
Other academic advisorsWilliam Smythe
Doctoral students
Other notable studentsCinna Lomnitz

Carl David Anderson (September 3, 1905 – January 11, 1991) was an American particle physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Victor Francis Hess for his discovery of the positron.


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