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Polykarp Kusch
1911 – 1993
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryPolykarp Kusch was a German–American physicist who shared the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics with Willis Eugene Lamb for his accurate determination that the electron magnetic moment was greater than its theoretical value, thus leading to reconsideration of and innovations in quantum electrodynamics.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 26, 1911
Blankenburg
Date of death
March 20, 1993
Dallas
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
physicistuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
Nobel Prize in Physicshonorary doctor of the Ohio State UniversityFellow of the American Physical Society
- Field and occupation
- nemecko-americký fyzik
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