Gregory Breit
American physicist (1899-1981) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 82
Gregory Breit was an American physicist born in Mykolaiv, Russian Empire. He was a professor at New York University (1929-1934), University of Wisconsin-Madison (1934-1947), Yale University (1947-1968), and University at Buffalo (1968-1973). In 1921, he was Paul Ehrenfest's assistant in Leiden University.
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1981Died11 September 19811969Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear PhysicsAward1967National Medal of ScienceAward1964Franklin MedalAward1899Born1 July 1899
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Lived 1899 to 1981 · aged 82
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