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Bjørn Wiik

Norwegian physicist (1937-1999) · Norway · Scientists · Died at 62

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Bjørn Håvard Wiik was a Norwegian elementary particle physicist, notable for his role in the experiment that produced the first experimental evidence for gluons and for his influential role on later accelerator projects. Wiik was director of DESY, in Hamburg, Germany, from 1993 until his death.

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Awards

High Energy and Particle Physics Prize1995
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Oslo

About this person

Country
Norway
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 1999 · aged 62

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