Kameshwar C. Wali
Kameshwar C. Wali | |
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Wali in 2014 | |
| Born | October 15, 1927 |
| Died | January 14, 2022 (aged 94) Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Madison Banaras Hindu University |
| Known for | Symmetry properties of fundamental particles and their interactions History of physics and physicists |
| Spouse | Kashi Wali |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Syracuse University |
| Thesis | The nucleon structure and the electromagnetic form factors. (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert G. Sachs |
Kameshwar C. Wali (October 15, 1927 – January 14, 2022) was an Indian-born American theoretical physicist who was the Distinguished Research Professor of Physics Emeritus at Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences. He was a specialist in high energy physics, particularly symmetries and dynamics of elementary particles, and the author of Chandra: A Biography of S. Chandrasekhar and Cremona Violins: a physicist's quest for the secrets of Stradivari.