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Polykarp Kusch

Polykarp Kusch
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Polykarp Kusch was a German–American physicist who shared the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics with Willis Eugene Lamb for his accurate determination that the electron magnetic moment was greater than its theoretical value, thus leading to reconsideration of and innovations in quantum electrodynamics.

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  1. John Archibald WheelerJuly 9, 1911 – April 13, 2008
  2. Luis Walter AlvarezJune 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988
  3. Mstislav KeldyshJanuary 28, 1911 – June 24, 1978
  4. Niels Kaj JerneDecember 23, 1911 – October 7, 1994
  5. Polykarp Kusch (this page)January 26, 1911 – March 20, 1993
  6. William Howard SteinJune 25, 1911 – February 2, 1980

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