Clyde Wiegand

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Clyde Wiegand (May 23, 1915, Long Beach, Washington – July 5, 1996) was an American physicist.^[1]

He was best known for the co-discovery of the antiproton in 1955, along with Owen Chamberlain, Emilio Segrè, and Thomas Ypsilantis. He was also a large contributor to the research of the atomic bomb.

He died at his home in Oakland, California of prostate cancer, aged 81.

References

↑ Chamberlain, Owen; Steiner, Herbert; Ypsilantis, Thomas (January 1997). "Obituary: Clyde E. Wiegand". Physics Today 50 (1): 79–80. doi:10.1063/1.2802985.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 31805064 LCCN: no2008063389

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Name	Wiegand, Clyde
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Short description	American physicist
Date of birth	May 23, 1915
Place of birth
Date of death	July 5, 1996
Place of death

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