Bruno Touschek | |
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 Touschek in 1955 | |
| Born | 3 February 1921 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 25 May 1978 (aged 57) Innsbruck, Austria |
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| Spouse |
Elspeth Yonge (m. 1955) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Matteucci Medal (1975) |
| Scientific career | |
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| Institutions | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare |
| Doctoral advisor | John Currie Gunn[1][2] |
| Other academic advisors | Rudolf Peierls[1] |
| Notable students | Nicola Cabibbo |
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]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Legacywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Moorhouse, Gordon (2002). Sir John Currie Gunn (Obituary) (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ Pancheri, Giulia (2022). Bruno Touschek's Extraordinary Journey: From Death Rays to Antimatter. Springer Biographies. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-03826-6. ISBN 978-3-031-03825-9. S2CID 252426775.