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Melvin Schwartz

American experimental physicist (1932-2006)

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Melvin Schwartz was an American physicist. He shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics with Leon M. Lederman and Jack Steinberger for their development of the neutrino beam method and their demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino.

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Born
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Place of birth
New York City wd
Died
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Place of death
Twin Falls wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Columbia University, Bronx High School of Science wd

Awards wd

  • Guggenheim Fellowship
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1988)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • John Jay Award

Questions

When was Melvin Schwartz born?
Melvin Schwartz was born on 2 November 1932 in New York City.
Where did Melvin Schwartz study?
Melvin Schwartz was educated at Columbia University, Bronx High School of Science.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Melvin Schwartz · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q189741 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Melvin Schwartz.jpg by AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives (Attribution)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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