# Owen Chamberlain

_American physicist_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Owen Chamberlain was an American physicist who shared with Emilio Segrè the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the antiproton, a sub-atomic antiparticle.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 10 July 1920 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183655#P569))
- **Place of birth:** San Francisco ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183655#P19))
- **Died:** 28 February 2006 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183655#P570))
- **Place of death:** Berkeley ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183655#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183655#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183655#P106))
- **Education:** Dartmouth College; University of Chicago; Germantown Friends School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183655#P69))
- **Awards:** Guggenheim Fellowship; Nobel Prize in Physics; Fellow of the American Physical Society ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183655#P166))

## Questions

**When was Owen Chamberlain born?**  
Owen Chamberlain was born on 10 July 1920 in San Francisco.

**Where did Owen Chamberlain study?**  
Owen Chamberlain was educated at Dartmouth College, University of Chicago, Germantown Friends School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Owen Chamberlain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Chamberlain) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q183655](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183655) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Owen Chamberlain.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Owen_Chamberlain.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Owen Chamberlain". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/owen-chamberlain. Retrieved 5 November 2026.