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 | |
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 Simon van der Meer (left) an wife are received bi Queen Beatrix an Prince Claus in 1985 | |
| Born | 24 November 1925 The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Dee'd | 4 Mairch 2011 (aged 85) Geneva, Swisserland |
| Residence | Swisserland |
| Naitionality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | TU Delft |
| Kent for | Stochastic cuilin |
| Awairds | Duddell Medal an Prize (1982) Nobel Prize in Pheesics (1984) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pheesics |
| Institutions | CERN |
References
eedit- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1984". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ↑ Darriulat, Pierre. "The W and Z particles: a personal recollection". CERN Courier. 44 (3): 13–16.