Polykarp Kusch
Polykarp Kusch (Januar 26, 1911 – Mairch 20, 1993) wis a German-American pheesicist. In 1955, the Nobel Committee gae a dividit Nobel Prize for Pheesics, wi ane hauf tae going tae Kusch for his accurat determination that the magnetic moment o the electron wis greater nor its theoretical value, sicweys leadin tae reconseederation o—an innovations in—quantum electrodynamics.
Polykarp Kusch | |
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Born | 26 Januar 1911 Blankenburg, Destrict o Blankenburg, Duchy o Brunswick, German Empire |
Dee'd | 20 Mairch 1993 Dallas, Texas, Unitit States | (aged 82)
Alma mater | Varsity o Illinois, Case Western Reserve Varsity |
Kent for | Meisurt the magnetic moment o the electron |
Awairds | Nobel Prize in Pheesics (1955) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Varsity o Texas at Dallas Columbia Varsity |
Doctoral advisor | Francis Wheeler Loomis |
Notable students | Gordon Gould |