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Joshua Zak

Hebrew: יהושע זק
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Birthplace: Vilnius, Vilniaus apskritis, (then Poland), Republic of Lithuania (Lithuania)
Death: March 14, 2024 (94-95)
Occupation: Professor of physics
Managed by: Yigal Burstein
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About Joshua Zak

Joshua Zak (born 1929) is an Israeli theoretical physicist known for the Zak transform, Zak phase and the Magnetic Translation Group. He received the 2014 Wigner medal.

Honors and awards

  • 2014: Wigner Medal
  • 2022: Israel Prize in Physics

Website: https://phsites.technion.ac.il/zak/

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Joshua Zak's Timeline

1929
1929
Vilnius, Vilniaus apskritis, (then Poland), Republic of Lithuania (Lithuania)
2024
March 14, 2024
Age 95