Simon van der Meer

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van der Meer.
In this article, we use Dutch capitalization for the tussenvoegsels in Dutch family names. The first letter in Van der Meer is capitalized unless it is preceded by a name, initial or title of nobility.
Simon van der Meer
Born(1925-11-24)24 November 1925
The Hague, Netherlands
Died4 March 2011(2011-03-04) (aged 85)
Geneva, Switzerland
Alma materDelft University of Technology
Known forStochastic cooling
AwardsDuddell Medal and Prize (1982)
Nobel Prize in Physics (1984)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsCERN

Simon van der Meer (24 November 1925 – 4 March 2011) was a Dutch particle accelerator physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Carlo Rubbia for contributions to the CERN project which led to the discovery of the W and Z particles, the two fundamental communicators of the weak interaction.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1984". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  2. ^ Darriulat, Pierre (2004). "The W and Z particles: a personal recollection". CERN Courier. 44 (3): 13–16.