Polykarp Kusch

Polykarp Kusch (1911–1993) was an American physicist and university teacher. Born in Blankenburg, he died in Dallas. He received his education at the University of Illinois Chicago, the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, and Case Western Reserve University, with Francis Wheeler Loomis serving as his doctoral advisor. Kusch worked in the field of physics and was employed by Columbia University and the University of Texas at Dallas.

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Kusch was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His students included Gordon Gould and Eugene Commins. Among his published works are *Lecture notes on molecular beams* and *Style and styles in research*.