Ernest Courant

Ernest Courant
Born(1920-03-26)March 26, 1920
Göttingen, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic
(now in Lower Saxony, Germany)
DiedApril 21, 2020(2020-04-21) (aged 100)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materSwarthmore College
University of Rochester
AwardsEnrico Fermi Award (1986)
Scientific career
FieldsAccelerator physics
InstitutionsBrookhaven National Laboratory

Ernest Courant (March 26, 1920 – April 21, 2020) was a German-born American physicist. He is most well-known for his work on modern large-scale particle accelerators.

Courant's most notable research was his work with Milton S. Livingston and Hartland Snyder on the "Strong Focusing Principle". This work was a critical step in the development of modern particle accelerators like the synchrotron.

Courant worked at Brookhaven National Laboratory, and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. During World War Two, he contributed towards the Manhattan Project.

He died one month after his 100th birthday.

References

  1. ↑ "Array of Contemporary American Physicists". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  2. ↑ Courant, E. D.; Snyder, H. S. (Jan 1958). "Theory of the alternating-gradient synchrotron". Annals of Physics. 3 (1): 360–408. Bibcode:2000AnPhy.281..360C. doi:10.1006/aphy.2000.6012.
  3. ↑ Courant, E. D.; Livingston, M. S.; Snyder, H. S. (1952). "The Strong-Focusing Synchrotron—A New High Energy Accelerator". Physical Review. 88 (5): 1190–1196. Bibcode:1952PhRv...88.1190C. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.88.1190.
  4. ↑ "Ernest Courant Obituary - Ann Arbor, MI". Dignity Memorial.