Charles Lauritsen
Charles Lauritsen | |
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| Born | Charles Christian Lauritsen April 4, 1892 Holstebro, Denmark |
| Died | 13 April 1968 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Denmark USA |
| Alma mater | Odense Tekniske Skole Caltech (PhD, 1929) |
| Known for | X-ray therapy Nuclear physics Pumpkin bomb Quartz fiber dosimeter Millikan–Lauritsen plots |
| Children | Physicist Thomas Lauritsen |
| Awards | Medal for Merit (1948) Captain Robert Dexter Conrad Award (1958) Tom W. Bonner Prize (1967) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Nuclear Physics |
| Institutions | Caltech |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert A. Millikan |
| Doctoral students | H. Richard Crane William A. Fowler |
Charles Christian Lauritsen (April 4, 1892 – April 13, 1968) was a Danish-American physicist.