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Carl David Anderson

American physicist

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Carl David Anderson was an American experimental physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Victor Hess for his discovery of the positron, which confirmed the existence of antimatter.

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Born
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Place of birth
New York City wd
Died
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Place of death
San Marino wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
California Institute of Technology, John H. Francis Polytechnic High School wd
Spouse
Elvira Lorena Bergman wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1936)
  • Elliott Cresson Medal (1937)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Questions

When was Carl David Anderson born?
Carl David Anderson was born on 3 September 1905 in New York City.
Where did Carl David Anderson study?
Carl David Anderson was educated at California Institute of Technology, John H. Francis Polytechnic High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Carl David Anderson · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q169366 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Carl David Anderson.jpg by Smithsonian Institution (No restrictions)

Last updated · facts checked 13 November 2026

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