Simon van der Meer

Simon van der Meer (24 November 1925 – 4 Mairch 2011) wis a Dutch pairticle accelerator pheesicist wha shared the Nobel Prize in Pheesics in 1984 wi Carlo Rubbia for contreibutions tae the CERN project which led tae the discovery o the W an Z particles, twa o the maist fundamental constituents o matter.[1][2]


Simon van der Meer
Simon van der Meer (left) an wife are received bi Queen Beatrix an Prince Claus in 1985
Born24 November 1925(1925-11-24)
The Hague, The Netherlands
Dee'd4 Mairch 2011(2011-03-04) (aged 85)
Geneva, Swisserland
ResidenceSwisserland
NaitionalityDutch
Alma materTU Delft
Kent forStochastic cuilin
AwairdsDuddell Medal an Prize (1982)
Nobel Prize in Pheesics (1984)
Scientific career
FieldsPheesics
InstitutionsCERN

References

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  1. "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1984". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  2. Darriulat, Pierre. "The W and Z particles: a personal recollection". CERN Courier. 44 (3): 13–16.