Clyde Cowan

Physicist, Military Person

1919 – 1974

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Who was Clyde Cowan?

Clyde Lorrain Cowan Jr was an American physicist, the co-discoverer of the neutrino along with Frederick Reines. The discovery was made in 1956 in the neutrino experiment. Frederick Reines received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 in both their names.

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Born
Dec 6, 1919
Detroit
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology
Died
May 24, 1974
Bethesda
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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