Marvin Leonard Goldberger

Marvin Leonard Goldberger
Goldberger in 1978
4th President of the California Institute of Technology
In office
1978–1987
Preceded byHarold Brown
Succeeded byThomas Eugene Everhart
Personal details
Born(1922-10-22)October 22, 1922
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 2014(2014-11-26) (aged 92)
La Jolla, California, U.S.
SpouseMildred Goldberger
Other namesMurph
Alma mater
Known forCrossing symmetry
AwardsDannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1961)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
Institutions
ThesisThe interaction of high energy neutrons with heavy nuclei (1948)
Doctoral advisorEnrico Fermi
Doctoral studentsFred Gilman
Martin B. Einhorn (1968)

Marvin Leonard "Murph" Goldberger (October 22, 1922 – November 26, 2014) was an American theoretical physicist and former president of the California Institute of Technology.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Marvin "Murph" Goldberger, Array of Contemporary American Physicists". American Institute of Physics. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
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