Frederick Reines


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American physicist (1918-1998)

Frederick Reines ( RY-nes; March 16, 1918 – August 26, 1998) was an American physicist. He was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics for his works on the neutrino with Clyde Cowan in the neutrino experiment.[1]

Frederick Reines

Frederick Reines

BornMarch 16, 1918
DiedAugust 26, 1998 (aged 80)
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forNeutrinos
SpouseSylvia Samuels (m. 1940; 2 children)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
ThesisNuclear fission and the liquid drop model of the nucleus (1944)
Doctoral advisorRichard D. Present
Doctoral studentsMichael K. Moe (1965)