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Lincoln Wolfenstein

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American particle physicist (1923-2015)

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Lincoln Wolfenstein was an American particle physicist who studied the weak interaction. Wolfenstein was born in 1923 and obtained his PhD in 1949 from the University of Chicago. He retired from Carnegie Mellon University in 2000 after being a faculty member for 52 years.

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Awards 3

1992Sakurai Prize
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the American Physical Society

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Lincoln Wolfenstein was an American particle physicist who studied the weak interaction. Wolfenstein was born in 1923 and obtained his PhD in 1949 from the University of Chicago. He retired from Carnegie Mellon University in 2000 after being a faculty member for 52 years. Despite being retired, he continued to come into work nearly every day.

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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2015 · aged 92
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