Samuel Goudsmit
Dutch-American physicist (1902-1978) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 76
Samuel Abraham Goudsmit was a Dutch-American physicist famous for jointly proposing the concept of electron spin with George Eugene Uhlenbeck in 1925.
Samuel Goudsmit is read about 50 times a day, in 34 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1978Died4 December 19781976National Medal of ScienceAward1964Max Planck MedalAward1938Guggenheim FellowshipAward1902Born11 July 1902
People around Samuel
Close ties
Media & music
Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1978 · aged 76