Serge Alexander Korff
Serge Alexander Korff | |
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Korff in 1930s | |
| Born | June 5, 1906 |
| Died | December 1, 1989 (aged 83) Manhattan, New York, US |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (B.A. (1928), M.A. (1929), and Ph.D. (1931)) |
| Known for | cosmic rays research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | New York University |
| Doctoral students | John Alexander Simpson |
Serge Alexander Korff (June 5, 1906 - December 1, 1989) was a Finnish-born American physicist and a pioneer of cosmic ray research. He invented the wire proportional counter particle detectors.