Pief Panofsky

Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky
Panofsky (left) being awarded the E.O. Lawrence Award in 1961
Born(1919-04-24)April 24, 1919
Berlin, Germany
DiedSeptember 24, 2007(2007-09-24) (aged 88)
CitizenshipGermany
United States
Alma materPrinceton University
California Institute of Technology
Known fordirector of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Spouse(s)Adèle Irène DuMond (1923-2024; m. 1942)
5 children: Richard Jacob, Margaret Anne, Edward Frank, Carol Eleanor, Steven Thomas[2]
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley, Stanford
Doctoral advisorJesse DuMond[1]
Doctoral studentsCyrus Levinthal

Wolfgang Kurt Hermann "Pief" Panofsky (April 24, 1919 – September 24, 2007), was a German-American physicist who won many awards including the National Medal of Science.

  1. ^ "A Measurement of the Value of Planck's Constant / Electron Charge by the Determination of the Short Wavelength Limit of the Continuous X-Ray Spectrum at 20-KV - INSPIRE-HEP". INSPIRE-HEP, the High Energy Physics information system. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Director's Office - W.K.H. Panofsky, Director Emeritus". SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA. 2014. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2014.