Martin Lewis Perl
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Martin Lewis Perl (June 24, 1927 – September 30, 2014) was an American chemical engineer and physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 for his discovery of the tau lepton.
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Martin Lewis Perl | |
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Born | (1927-06-24)June 24, 1927 New York City, New York |
Died | September 30, 2014(2014-09-30) (aged 87) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | New York University Tandon School of Engineering and Columbia University |
Known for | Tau lepton |
Children | Jed Perl |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Michigan Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) University of Liverpool |
Doctoral advisor | I. I. Rabi |
Doctoral students | Melissa Franklin, Samuel C. C. Ting |
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