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David R. Nygren

Particle Physicist who invented time projection chambers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David R. Nygren
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David Robert Nygren (born December 30, 1938) is a particle physicist known for his invention of the time projection chamber.[1] He is currently a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Arlington. He has worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory since 1973.[2] He has been called "the most distinguished developer of particle detection instruments in the country".[2]

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Nygren earned his B.A. degree at Whitman College in 1960, and his Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 1967. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society.[3]

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