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Leon M. Lederman

Leon Max Lederman (July 15, 1922 – October 3, 2018) was an American experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988, along with Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger, for research on neutrinos. He also received the Wolf Prize in Physics in 1982, along with Martin Lewis Perl, for research on quarks and leptons. Lederman was director…

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Known for
Seminal contributions to neutrinos, bottom quark
Awards
Nobel Prize in Physics (1988) Wolf Prize in Physics (1982) National Medal of Science (1965) Vannevar Bush Award (2012) William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (1991)
Education
City College of New York (BA) · Columbia University (PhD)
Born
Leon Max Lederman (1922-07-15)July 15, 1922 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died
October 3, 2018(2018-10-03) (aged 96) Rexburg, Idaho, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Eugene T. Booth

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Leon M. Lederman → City College of New York (BA), Columbia University (PhD)
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Leon M. Lederman → Nobel Prize in Physics (1988) Wolf Prize in Physics (1982) National Medal of Science (1965) Vannevar Bush Award (2012) William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (1991)
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Leon M. Lederman → Leon Max Lederman (1922-07-15)July 15, 1922 New York City, New York, U.S.
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Leon M. Lederman → October 3, 2018(2018-10-03) (aged 96) Rexburg, Idaho, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
Leon M. Lederman → Eugene T. Booth
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Leon M. Lederman → Physics
Known for · 1
Leon M. Lederman → Seminal contributions to neutrinos, bottom quark
Spouse(s) · 1
Leon M. Lederman → Florence Gordon (divorced) Ellen Carr

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Leon M. LedermanDiedOctober 3, 2018(2018-10-03) (aged 96) Rexburg, Idaho, U.S.1.00infobox
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Leon M. LedermanSpouse(s)Florence Gordon (divorced) Ellen Carr1.00infobox
Leon M. LedermanWorkplacesColumbia University Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Illinois Institute of Technology University of Chicago1.00infobox
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