Leon Lederman

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Leon_Lederman
GPTKB entity
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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Fermilab
gptkbp:author gptkb:The_God_Particle
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Enrico_Fermi_Award
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:born July 15, 1922
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contributed_to discovery of the muon neutrino
gptkbp:died February 3, 2022
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:field gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:field_of_study nuclear physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leon Lederman
gptkbp:influenced particle physics community
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Robert_Wilson
gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Alpha_Omega_Alpha
gptkb:World_Cultural_Council
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:European_Physical_Society
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Institute_of_Physics
gptkb:American_Society_of_Chemical_Engineers
gptkb:American_Society_of_Mechanical_Engineers
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Phi_Beta_Kappa
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkb:American_Society_for_Engineering_Education
gptkb:American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers
gptkb:American_Society_of_Interior_Designers
gptkb:American_Society_of_Agricultural_and_Biological_Engineers
gptkb:American_Society_of_Landscape_Architects
gptkb:American_Association_of_University_Professors
gptkb:New_York_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Society_of_Safety_Engineers
gptkb:Sigma_Xi
gptkb:American_Society_of_Heating,_Refrigerating_and_Air-Conditioning_Engineers
gptkb:International_Academy_of_Science
gptkb:American_Society_of_Quality
gptkbp:known_for neutrino physics
advocacy for science education
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkbp:published numerous scientific papers
The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?
gptkbp:received gptkb:CERN_Medal_of_Honour
gptkb:Oppenheimer_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Leroy_Apker_Award
gptkbp:served_as director of Fermilab
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Lederman
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:works_at gptkb:Brookhaven_National_Laboratory
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fermi_Award
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4