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Ira B. Bernstein

American plasma physicist (1924-2024) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 99

Ira Borah Bernstein was an American theoretical physicist specializing in plasma physics. He was the first person to formulate the theory of electrostatic waves propagating in a magnetized plasma in 1958, which are now commonly known as Bernstein waves in plasma physics.

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Awards

James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics1982
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the American Physical Society

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2024 · aged 99

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