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Owen Chamberlain (July 10, 1920 – February 28, 2006) was an American physicist who shared with Emilio Segrè the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the antiproton, a sub-atomic antiparticle.
Owen Chamberlain (born July 10, 1920, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died February 28, 2006, Berkeley, California) was an American physicist, who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1959 with Emilio Segrè for their discovery of the antiproton.
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Owen Chamberlain was a prominent American physicist who co-discovered the antiproton and studied the spin dependence of various high energy processes. He worked on the Manhattan Project, the University of Chicago, and the Berkeley Bevalac accelerator, and was a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Feb 28, 2006 · Owen Chamberlain. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1959. Born: 10 July 1920, San Francisco, CA, USA. Died: 28 February 2006, Berkeley, CA, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Prize motivation: “for their discovery of the antiproton” Prize share: 1/2. Work.
Owen Chamberlain was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and the antiproton experiment with Emilio Segrè. He taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and was a Guggenheim fellow in 1957.
Mar 2, 2006 · Owen Chamberlain, who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the antiproton, opening a glimpse into the strange world of antimatter, whose mysteries tantalize scientists to this day, died Tuesday...
Owen Chamberlain was a physicist who discovered the antiproton in 1955 at the Berkeley Bevatron. He also studied nuclear forces, antinucleons, and was an activist for social causes.
