Clyde Wiegand
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Clyde Wiegand was an American
physicist
.
He was best known for the co-discovery of the antiproton
in 1955, along with Owen Chamberlain
, Emilio Segrè, and Thomas Ypsilantis
. He was also a large contributor to the research of the atomic bomb.
He died at his home in Oakland, California
of prostate cancer, aged 81.
United States
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physicist
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
.
He was best known for the co-discovery of the antiproton
Antiproton
The antiproton is the antiparticle of the proton. Antiprotons are stable, but they are typically short-lived since any collision with a proton will cause both particles to be annihilated in a burst of energy....
in 1955, along with Owen Chamberlain
Owen Chamberlain
Owen Chamberlain was an American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his discovery, with collaborator Emilio Segrè, of antiprotons, a sub-atomic antiparticle.-Biography:...
, Emilio Segrè, and Thomas Ypsilantis
Thomas Ypsilantis
Thomas John Ypsilantis was an American physicist. He was best known for the co-discovery of the antiproton in 1955, along with Owen Chamberlain, Emilio Segrè, and Clyde Wiegand. His field of research was the construction of detectors for use in particle physics...
. He was also a large contributor to the research of the atomic bomb.
He died at his home in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
of prostate cancer, aged 81.