Victor Weisskopf
Austrian American theoretical physicist (1908-2002) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 93
Victor Frederick "Viki" Weisskopf was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist and Director-General of CERN from 1961 - 1965.
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2002Died22 April 20021991Joseph A. Burton Forum AwardAwardNAS Public Welfare MedalAward1988Enrico Fermi AwardAward1984William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementAward1983J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial PrizeAward1981Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtAwardWolf Prize in PhysicsAward1979National Medal of ScienceAward1976Oersted MedalAward1972Prix mondial Cino Del DucaAward1966Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAward1962Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of LyonAward1956Max Planck MedalAward1908Born19 September 1908
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Lived 1908 to 2002 · aged 93
