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Carl David Anderson
Born(1905-09-03)September 3, 1905
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 1991(1991-01-11) (aged 85)
San Marino, California, U.S.
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology (BS, PhD)
Known forDiscovery of the positron
Discovery of the muon
AwardsNobel Prize in Physics (1936)
Elliott Cresson Medal (1937)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology
ThesisSpace-distribution of x-ray photoelectrons ejected from the K and L atomic energy-levels (1930)
Doctoral advisorRobert A. Millikan
Other academic advisorsWilliam Smythe
Doctoral students
  • Donald A. Glaser
  • Seth Neddermeyer
  • James C. Fletcher
Other notable studentsCinna Lomnitz

Carl David Anderson (September 3, 1905 – January 11, 1991) was an American physicist. He is best known for his discovery of the positron in 1932, an achievement for which he received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics, and of the muon in 1936.

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