Donald A. Glaser

Donald A. Glaser
Donald A. Glaser
	Glaser in 1960
Born	Donald Arthur Glaser; September 21, 1926; Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 28, 2013 (aged 86); Berkeley, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Case School of Applied Science (BS, 1946); California Institute of Technology (PhD, 1949);
Known for	Inventing the bubble chamber (1952)
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1960); Elliott Cresson Medal (1961);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics Particle physics; ;
Institutions	University of Michigan (1949–1959); University of California, Berkeley (from 1959);
Thesis	The momentum distribution of charged cosmic ray particles near sea level (1949)
Doctoral advisor	Carl David Anderson

Donald Arthur Glaser (September 21, 1926 – February 28, 2013) was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1960 for his invention of the bubble chamber.

Donald A. Glaser
Glaser in 1960
Born	Donald Arthur Glaser (1926-09-21)September 21, 1926 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 28, 2013(2013-02-28) (aged 86) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Case School of Applied Science (BS, 1946) California Institute of Technology (PhD, 1949)
Known for	Inventing the bubble chamber (1952)
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1960) Elliott Cresson Medal (1961)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics Particle physics
Institutions	University of Michigan (1949–1959) University of California, Berkeley (from 1959)
Thesis	The momentum distribution of charged cosmic ray particles near sea level (1949)
Doctoral advisor	Carl David Anderson