George Rochester

George Dixon Rochester
Born(1908-02-04)4 February 1908
Died26 December 2001(2001-12-26) (aged 93)
NationalityBritish
Known forCo-discovery, with Sir Clifford Charles Butler, of the kaon
SpouseIdaline Bayliffe
ChildrenDorothy and Anthony
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsStockholm University
University of California, Berkeley
Victoria University of Manchester
Durham University

George Dixon Rochester, FRS (4 February 1908 – 26 December 2001) was a British physicist known for having co-discovered, with Sir Clifford Charles Butler, a subatomic particle called the kaon.[1]

  1. ^ Wolfendale, Arnold (August 2002). "Obituary: George Dixon Rochester". Physics Today. 55 (8): 63–64. Bibcode:2002PhT....55h..63W. doi:10.1063/1.1510290.