Polykarp Kusch
Polykarp Kusch | |
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Kusch in 1955 | |
| Born | January 26, 1911 |
| Died | March 20, 1993 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Measuring the magnetic moment of the electron |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1955) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The molecular spectra of caesium and rubidium (1936) |
| Doctoral advisor | Francis Wheeler Loomis |
| Doctoral students | |
Polykarp Kusch (German: [ˈpoːliˌkaʁp ˈkuʃ]; January 26, 1911 – March 20, 1993) was a German-American physicist who shared the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics with Willis Eugene Lamb for his accurate determination that the electron magnetic moment was greater than its theoretical value, thus leading to reconsideration of and innovations in quantum electrodynamics.