Austrian-American physicist and Nobel laureate (1883–1964)
Victor Franz Hess
Born
Victor Franz Hess
(1883-06-24)24 June 1883
Schloss Waldstein, Peggau, Austria-Hungary
Died
17 December 1964(1964-12-17) (aged 81)
Mount Vernon, New York, US
Nationality
Austro-Hungarian
Austrian
United States
Alma mater
University of Graz University of Vienna (PhD, 1910)
Known for
Discovery of cosmic rays
Spouses
Marie Bertha Warner Breisky
(m. 1920–1955)
Elizabeth M. Hoenke
(m. 1955–1964)
(1905–1973)
Awards
Nobel Prize in Physics (1936)
Scientific career
Fields
Physics
Institutions
University of Graz Austrian Academy of Sciences University of Innsbruck Fordham University
Victor Franz Hess (German:[ˈvɪktoːɐ̯fʁantsˈhɛs]; 24 June 1883 – 17 December 1964) was an Austrian-American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics, who discovered cosmic rays.[1]
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