Donald A. Glaser

Donald A. Glaser
Glaser in 1960
Born
Donald Arthur Glaser

(1926-09-21)September 21, 1926
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 28, 2013(2013-02-28) (aged 86)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Known for
Spouses
  • Ruth Bonnie Thompson (m. 1960; 2 children)
  • Lynn Bercovitz (m. 1975)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Molecular biology
Institutions
ThesisThe momentum distribution of charged cosmic ray particles near sea level (1949)
Doctoral advisorCarl David Anderson

Donald Arthur Glaser (September 21, 1926 – February 28, 2013) was an American physicist, neurobiologist, and the winner of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the bubble chamber used in subatomic particle physics.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Poggio, Tomaso (2013). "Donald Arthur Glaser (1926–2013) Physicist and biotechnologist who invented the bubble chamber". Nature. 496 (7443): 32. Bibcode:2013Natur.496...32P. doi:10.1038/496032a. PMID 23552936.
  2. ^ Vettel, Eric (2006). "Donald Glaser: The Bubble Chamber, Bioengineering, Business Consulting, and Neurobiology – an oral history conducted in 2003–2004" (PDF). Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Glaser, D. (1952). "Some Effects of Ionizing Radiation on the Formation of Bubbles in Liquids". Physical Review. 87 (4): 665. Bibcode:1952PhRv...87..665G. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.87.665.