Marcel Schein
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Marcel Schein was a Bohemian
-born American physicist
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Schein studies at the universities of Vienna
, Würzburg
and Zürich
, where he got his PhD with the best mark "magma cum laude".
In the fellowing years he taught at several European universities until 1938. Then he emigrated to the U.S..
At the university of Chicage he became a member of staff at the Institute of Physics.
He was simple researcher from 1938 to 1943, then assistant professor from 1943 to 45, associate professor until 1946, afterwards he became full professor.
His main field on research was cosmic ray
s.
Bohemian
A Bohemian is a resident of the former Kingdom of Bohemia, either in a narrow sense as the region of Bohemia proper or in a wider meaning as the whole country, now known as the Czech Republic. The word "Bohemian" was used to denote the Czech people as well as the Czech language before the word...
-born American physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
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Schein studies at the universities of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
and Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, where he got his PhD with the best mark "magma cum laude".
In the fellowing years he taught at several European universities until 1938. Then he emigrated to the U.S..
At the university of Chicage he became a member of staff at the Institute of Physics.
He was simple researcher from 1938 to 1943, then assistant professor from 1943 to 45, associate professor until 1946, afterwards he became full professor.
His main field on research was cosmic ray
Cosmic ray
Cosmic rays are energetic charged subatomic particles, originating from outer space. They may produce secondary particles that penetrate the Earth's atmosphere and surface. The term ray is historical as cosmic rays were thought to be electromagnetic radiation...
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External links
- http://libserv.aip.org:81/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!6587~!0&profile=newcustom-icos
- http://physics.syr.edu/~rsholmes/genealogy.html (biography)
- http://www.astrocosmo.cl/astrofis/astrofis-03_06.htm (Italian)
See also
- ScheinScheinSchein is the surname of:* Charles Schein, polymer chemist* Edgar Schein, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management* Johann Hermann Schein , German composer* Marcel Schein, Bohemian physician* Andras Schein, Visual artist...