# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 3 September 1905 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169366#P569))
- **Place of birth:** New York City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169366#P19))
- **Died:** 11 January 1991 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169366#P570))
- **Place of death:** San Marino ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169366#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169366#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169366#P106))
- **Education:** California Institute of Technology; John H. Francis Polytechnic High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169366#P69))
- **Spouse:** Elvira Lorena Bergman ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169366#P26))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; Elliott Cresson Medal; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169366#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Carl David Anderson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_David_Anderson) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q169366](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169366) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Carl David Anderson.jpg by Smithsonian Institution (No restrictions)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carl_David_Anderson.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Carl David Anderson". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/carl-david-anderson. Retrieved 14 November 2026.