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Victor Franz Hess (German: [ˈvɪktoːɐ̯ fʁants ˈhɛs]; 24 June 1883 – 17 December 1964) was an Austrian-American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics, who discovered cosmic rays. [1]
Jun 20, 2024 · Victor Francis Hess was an Austrian-born physicist who was a joint recipient, with Carl D. Anderson of the United States, of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1936 for his discovery of cosmic rays—high-energy radiation originating in outer space.
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Victor Franz Hess was born on the 24th of June, 1883, in Waldstein Castle, near Peggau in Steiermark, Austria. His father, Vinzens Hess, was a forester in Prince Öttingen-Wallerstein’s service and his mother was Serafine Edle von Grossbauer-Waldstätt.
Victor Franz Hess. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1936. Born: 24 June 1883, Peggau, Austria. Died: 17 December 1964, Mount Vernon, NY, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria. Prize motivation: “for his discovery of cosmic radiation” Prize share: 1/2. Work.
Victor Francis Hess, whose discovery of cosmic rays made him the co-recipient of the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics, has in the course of more than fifty years made basic contributions to an understanding of radiation and its effects on the human body.
May 21, 2018 · Victor Francis Hess. The Austrian-American physicist Victor Francis Hess (1883-1964) shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of cosmic rays. Victor Francis (originally Franz) Hess was born on June 24, 1883, at Schloss Waldstein, Styria.
Austrian-born US physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1936 for his discovery of cosmic rays. The son of a forester, Hess was educated at the University of Graz, where he obtained his PhD in 1906.
