Simon van der Meer, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1984

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Simon van der Meer, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1984

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Birthplace: 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Death: March 04, 2011 (85)
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Son of Pieter van der Meer and Jetske Groeneveld
Husband of Katharina M. van der Meer
Father of Private and Private
Brother of Gay van der Meer

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About Simon van der Meer, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1984

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, two of the most fundamental constituents of matter.

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1925
November 24, 1925
's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
2011
March 4, 2011
Age 85
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland