Martin M. Block | |
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 Martin Block in August 1985 | |
| Born | 29 November 1925 |
| Died | 22 July 2016 (age 90) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Duke University Northwestern University |
Martin Moses Block (November 29, 1925 – July 22, 2016) was an American physicist, known as a co-discoverer with Aihud Pevsner of the eta meson in 1961.[1]
- ^ Pevsner, A.; Kraemer, R.; Nussbaum, M.; Richardson, C.; Schlein, P.; Strand, R.; Toohig, T.; Block, M.; Engler, A.; Gessaroli, R.; Meltzer, C. (1961). "Evidence for a Three-Pion Resonance Near 550 Mev". Physical Review Letters. 7 (11): 421–423. Bibcode:1961PhRvL...7..421P. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.7.421. ISSN 0031-9007. Pevsner was the leader of the Johns Hopkins University team, and Block was the leader of the Northwestern University team.