Bruno Touschek

Bruno Touschek
Touschek in 1955
Born(1921-02-03)3 February 1921
Vienna, Austria
Died25 May 1978(1978-05-25) (aged 57)
Innsbruck, Austria
Alma mater
Known for
Spouse
Elspeth Yonge
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(m. 1955)​
Children2
AwardsMatteucci Medal (1975)
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Doctoral advisorJohn Currie Gunn
Other academic advisorsRudolf Peierls
Notable studentsNicola Cabibbo

Bruno Touschek (3 February 1921 – 25 May 1978) was an Austrian physicist, a survivor of the Holocaust, and initiator of research on electron-positron colliders.

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