Wendell H. Furry
Wendell H. Furry | |
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| Born | Wendell Hinkle Furry February 18, 1907 Prairieton, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 1984 (aged 77) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois |
| Known for | Furry's theorem Neutrinoless double beta decay |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Quantum field theory |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | James Holley Bartlett |
| Doctoral students | Rolf Landauer |
Wendell Hinkle Furry (February 18, 1907 – December 17, 1984) was a professor of physics at Harvard University who made contributions to theoretical and particle physics. Furry's theorem is named after him. He was also the first to propose the search for neutrinoless double beta decay.