Bjørn Wiik
Norwegian physicist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bjørn Håvard Wiik (born 17 February 1937 in Bruvik, Norway; died 26 February 1999 in Appel, Germany) was a Norwegian elementary particle physicist, notable for his role in the experiment that produced the first experimental evidence for gluons and for his influential role on later accelerator projects.[1] Wiik was director of DESY, in Hamburg, Germany, from 1993 until his death.[2]
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Bjørn Wiik | |
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Born | (1937-02-17)17 February 1937 |
Died | 26 February 1999(1999-02-26) (aged 62) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Particle physics |
Institutions | Stanford Linear Accelerator Center German Electron Synchrotron (DESY) |
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