# Carl David Anderson

> He found antimatter. In 1932, studying cosmic rays in a cloud chamber, Anderson spotted a particle that bent the wrong way in a magnetic field — same mass as an electron, opposite charge. The positron's discovery earned him a Nobel at 31 and proved that for every particle, a mirror twin exists.

*American physicist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1905-09-03
- **Died:** 1991-01-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born September 3, 1905, Anderson was an American experimental physicist working with cosmic rays when he made the observation that would redefine physics. The positron he identified was the first piece of antimatter ever detected, confirming theoretical predictions that the universe harbored these shadow particles. The work brought him the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics, shared with Victor Hess. He died January 11, 1991, having opened a door physicists are still walking through.

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## Topics
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