Martin Lewis Perl
Martin Lewis Perl | |
|---|---|
 Martin Lewis Perl | |
| Born | June 24, 1927 |
| Died | September 30, 2014 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | NYU-Poly and Columbia University |
| Known for | Tau lepton |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Michigan Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) University of Liverpool |
| Doctoral advisor | I. I. Rabi |
| Doctoral students | Samuel C. C. Ting, Valerie Halyo |
Martin Lewis Perl (June 24, 1927 – September 30, 2014) was an American physicist of Jewish descent. Perl won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 for his discovery of the tau lepton.
Pearl died at Stanford University Hospital on September 30, 2014 from a heart attack at the age of 87.
References
- ↑ "Martin L. Perl - Biographical". Nobel Media AB. 1995. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- ↑ "Stanford's Martin L. Perl, winner of 1995 Nobel Prize for discovery of tau lepton, dead at 87". Stanford.edu. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
Other websites
- Nobel autobiography Archived 2005-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Nobel Prize press release, explaining the significance of Perl's work
- Biography and Bibliographic Resources, from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, United States Department of Energy
- Personal blog: Reflections on Physics
- U.S. Patent 5943075 Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Universal fluid droplet ejector (Martin Lewis Perl)
- U.S. Patent 5975682 Archived 2013-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Two-dimensional fluid droplet arrays generated using a single nozzle (Martin Lewis Perl)
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