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Simon van der Meer

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Simon van der Meer

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Dutch physicist (1925–2011)

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Simon van der Meer was a person associated with Germany. He was born on 24 November 1925 and died on 4 March 2011. His academic work is reflected in an Erdős number of 6 and a total of five recorded works.

He received one Nobel Prize. His recognition is documented in the Nobel Physics collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

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Quotes

  • Above all, it's creative thinking that lies at the basis of discoveries. You must dare to think differently, see things from different sides, in order to come across fortuitous new ideas frequently. You should develop even the most stupid ideas and when you do this systematically, there will always come something useful out of it.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics1984

    for their decisive contributions to the large project, which led to the discovery of the field particles W and Z, communicators of weak interaction

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Encyclopedic overview

Simon van der Meer (24 November 1925 – 4 March 2011) was a Dutch particle accelerator physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Carlo Rubbia for contributions to the CERN project which led to the discovery of the W and Z particles, the two fundamental communicators of the weak interaction.

Biography

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