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Max Jammer
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Israeli physicist and philosopher of physics (1915-2010)
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Max Jammer was a physicist and university teacher born in Berlin in 1915. He held citizenship in both Germany and Israel. His academic career included teaching positions at Princeton University, Harvard University, Boston University, and Bar-Ilan University, where he also worked. He received his education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Vienna.
Jammer’s fields of work included physics and the history of science. He was a member of the International Academy of the History of Science. His notable awards include the Israel Prize, the Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics, and The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture. He spoke English and Hebrew. Jammer died in Jerusalem on December 18, 2010.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1915 births, 2010 deaths and Academic staff of Bar-Ilan University.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Max
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Jerusalem
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Vienna
- Employer
- University of Amsterdam
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Field of work
- history of science
- Image
- Moshe yamer.jpg
- Work location
- Bar-Ilan University
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- date of birth
- 1915-04-13
- date of death
- 2010-12-18
- Commons category
- Max Jammer
- name in native language
- Max Jammer
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