Martin Lewis Perl
Martin Lewis Perl | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 24, 1927 New York City, New York |
| Died | September 30, 2014 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University Tandon School of Engineering and Columbia University |
| Known for | Tau lepton |
| Children | Jed Perl |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 Wolf Prize in Physics in 1982 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Michigan Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) University of Liverpool |
| Doctoral advisor | I. I. Rabi |
| Doctoral students | Melissa Franklin, Samuel C. C. Ting |
Martin Lewis Perl (June 24, 1927 – September 30, 2014) was an American chemical engineer and physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 for his discovery of the tau lepton.