Bruno Touschek
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Bruno Touschek (3 February 1921 – 25 May 1978) was an Austrian physicist, a survivor of the Holocaust, and initiator of research on electron-positron colliders.[3]
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Bruno Touschek | |
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Born | (1921-02-03)3 February 1921 |
Died | 25 May 1978(1978-05-25) (aged 57) |
Alma mater | University of Göttingen, University of Glasgow |
Known for | electron-positron collider |
Awards | Matteucci Medal (1975) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Accelerator physics, Particle physics |
Institutions | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare |
Doctoral advisor | John Currie Gunn[1][2] |
Other academic advisors | Rudolf Peierls[1] |
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