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Rolf Widerøe
Accelerator physicist and engineer (1902–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rolf Widerøe (11 July 1902 – 11 October 1996) was a Norwegian accelerator physicist who was the originator of many particle acceleration concepts,[1] including the resonance accelerator and the betatron accelerator.[2]
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Born | (1902-07-11)11 July 1902 |
Died | 11 October 1996(1996-10-11) (aged 94) |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Alma mater | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, RWTH Aachen University |
Known for | linac, betatron, particle therapy |
Relatives | Viggo Widerøe (brother) Turi Widerøe (niece) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics (Accelerator physics) |
Institutions | Brown, Boveri & Cie, ETH Zürich |
Doctoral advisor | Walter Rogowski |
Doctoral students | Walter Mauderli |
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