Morton Hamermesh
Morton Hamermesh · Science & Medicine
Physicist; group theory in physics
1915, New York City, USA — 2003, United States
United States
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Morton Hamermesh was an American theoretical physicist best known for his classic textbook 'Group Theory and Its Application to Physical Problems,' which helped make the mathematics of symmetry central to modern physics. He held research and academic posts at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Minnesota. He was of Jewish heritage.
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Physicist; group theory in physics
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