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| Leon M. Lederman | |
|---|---|
 Lederman on May 11, 2007 | |
| Born | Leon Max Lederman July 15, 1922 New York City, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Died | October 3, 2018 (aged 96) Rexburg, Idaho, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | City College of New York Columbia University |
| Known for | Seminal contributions to Neutrinos, bottom quark |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Gordon (3 children) Ellen Carr[2] |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1988) Wolf Prize in Physics (1982) National Medal of Science (1965) Vannevar Bush Award (2012) William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (1991) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Columbia University Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Illinois Institute of Technology |
Leon Max Lederman (July 15, 1922 – October 3, 2018) was an American experimental physicist. He received, along with Martin Lewis Perl, the Wolf Prize in Physics in 1982. He won the prize for their research on quarks and leptons, and the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1988. He received the prize along with Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger, for their research on neutrinos.
Lederman was of Jewish descent.[3] He was an atheist.[4][5]
Lederman died on October 3, 2018 at a care-facility in Rexburg, Idaho from complications of dementia at the age of 96.[6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Fermilab: Physics, the Frontier, and Megascience - Lillian Hoddeson, Adrienne W. Kolb, Catherine Westfall - Google Books
- ↑ American Scientists - Charles W. Carey - Google Books
- ↑ Google Books
- ↑ Dan Falk (2005). "What About God?". Universe on a T-Shirt: The Quest for the Theory of Everything. Arcade Publishing. p. 195. ISBN 9781559707336.
"Physics isn't a religion. If it were, we'd have a much easier time raising money." - Leon Lederman
- ↑ Gogineni, Babu (July 10, 2012). "It's the Atheist Particle, actually". Rationalist Humans. Postnoon News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
Leon Lederman is himself an atheist and he regrets the term, and Peter Higgs who is an atheist too, has expressed his displeasure, but the damage has been done!
- ↑ "IMSA Announces Passing of Founder, Dr. Leon Lederman". Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
Books[change | change source]
- The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? by Leon M. Lederman, Dick Teresi (ISBN 0-385-31211-3)
- From Quarks to the Cosmos by Leon Lederman and David N. Schramm (ISBN 0-7167-6012-6)
- Portraits of Great American Scientists Leon M. Lederman, et al. (ISBN 1-57392-932-8)
- Symmetry and the Beautiful Universe Leon M. Lederman and Christopher T. Hill (ISBN 1-59102-242-8)
- What We'll Find Inside the Atom by Leon Lederman is an essay he wrote for the September 15, 2008 issue of Newsweek
- "Quantum Physics for Poets" Leon M. Lederman and Christopher T. Hill (ISBN 978-1616142339)
Other websites[change | change source]
- Education, Politics, Einstein and Charm The Science Network interview with Leon Lederman
- Biography and Bibliographic Resources, from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, United States Department of Energy
- Fermilab's Leon M. Lederman webpage
- The Nobel Prize in Physics 1988
- Video Interview with Lederman from the Nobel Foundation
- Leon M. Lederman – Autobiography
- Timeline of Nobel Prize Winners in Physics webpage for Leon Max Lederman
- Story of Leon by Leon Lederman
- Honeywell – Nobel Interactive Studio
- 1976 Cresson Medal recipient from The Franklin Institute.
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