Carl David Anderson was an American physicist. He is best known for his discovery of the positron in 1932, an achievement for which he received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics, and of the muon in 1936. Wikipedia
Born: September 3, 1905, New York, NY
Died: January 11, 1991 (age 85 years), San Marino, CA
Known for: Discovery of the positron; Discovery of the muon
Education: California Institute of Technology and Polytechnic High School
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics and Elliott Cresson Medal
Partner: Elvira Lorena Bergman