Raymond Davis Jr.
American scientist (1914–2006)
Died aged 91LibraUnited States
Biography
Raymond Davis Jr. (October 14, 1914 – May 31, 2006) was an American chemist and physicist. He is best known as the leader of the Homestake experiment in the 1960s-1980s, which was the first experiment to detect neutrinos emitted from the Sun; for this he shared the 2002
Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Monsanto
- University of Pennsylvania
Family
- Children
- Andrew M. Davis
Awards & honours (11)
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Benjamin Franklin Medal
- National Medal of Science
- Wolf Prize in Physics
- Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics
- Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize
- Panofsky Prize
- Comstock Prize in Physics
- Enrico Fermi Award
- George Ellery Hale Prize
- Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry
Quick answers about Raymond Davis Jr.
- How old was Raymond Davis Jr.?
- Raymond Davis Jr. died on May 31, 2006 at the age of 91.
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- Raymond Davis Jr. was born on October 14, 1914.
- Where was Raymond Davis Jr. born?
- Raymond Davis Jr. was born in Washington, D.C..
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- Raymond Davis Jr.'s zodiac sign is Libra.
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- Raymond Davis Jr. is a citizen of United States.
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- Raymond Davis Jr. is known as physicist, chemist, university teacher.
- How many children did Raymond Davis Jr. have?
- Wikidata lists 1 child of Raymond Davis Jr..
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