Polykarp Kusch
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Polykarp Kusch was a German-American physicist who lived from 1911 to 1993 and made important contributions to atomic physics. His work helped advance our understanding of the structure of atoms and the behavior of electrons, which is fundamental to modern physics and technology.
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- 1911-01-26
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- 1993-03-20
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Polykarp Kusch ( German: [ˈpoːliˌkaʁp ˈkuʃ]; January 26, 1911 – March 20, 1993) was a German–American physicist who shared the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics with Willis Eugene Lamb for his accurate determination that the electron magnetic moment was greater than its theoretical value, thus leading to reconsideration of and innovations in quantum electrodynamics.
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1911 births1993 deaths20th-century American physicists20th-century German physicistsAmerican Nobel laureatesCase Western Reserve University alumniColumbia University facultyEmigrants from the German Empire to the United StatesFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesFellows of the American Physical SocietyMembers of the American Philosophical Society