Chaim Leib Pekeris was an Israeli-American physicist and mathematician. He made notable contributions to geophysics and the spectral theory of many-electron atoms, in particular the helium atom. He was also one of the designers of the first computer in Israel, WEIZAC.
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Nicholas ShackletonAlso won Vetlesen Prize
Henry StommelAlso won Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionGeorge WetherillAlso won Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionAnny CazenaveAlso won Vetlesen Prize
Edward BullardAlso won Vetlesen Prize
Bruce BoltAlso won Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Henry StommelAlso won Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionGeorge WetherillAlso won Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionAnny CazenaveAlso won Vetlesen PrizeEdward BullardAlso won Vetlesen PrizeBruce BoltAlso won Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionAbout this person
Country
IsraelCategory
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1993 · aged 84
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