Victor Weisskopf
Victor Weisskopf · Science & Medicine
Physicist; quantum electrodynamics and nuclear physics, director-general of CERN
1908, Vienna, Austria — 2002, Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Austria · United States · Switzerland
Victor Weisskopf is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; quantum electrodynamics and nuclear physics, director-general of CERN
Born into a Viennese Jewish family, Weisskopf studied under the founders of quantum mechanics and fled Nazi Europe to the United States, where he joined the Manhattan Project and later helped shape quantum electrodynamics and nuclear theory. He served as director-general of CERN and became a leading advocate for the peaceful use of science.
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Physicist; quantum electrodynamics and nuclear physics, director-general of CERN
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
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