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Bjørn Wiik

Norwegian physicist (1937–1999)

  • Fame38.3
  • Momentum5.3
  • Wikipedia75
Lived 1937–1999, aged 62Norway
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    8 languages
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  • Era
    1937–1999
    Aged 62
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-07-17

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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