Victor Francis Hess
Austrian-American physicist
Victor Franz Hess was an Austrian-American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics, who discovered cosmic rays. Wikipedia
Born: June 24, 1883, Peggau, Austria
Died: December 17, 1964 (age 81 years), Mount Vernon, NY
Education: University of Vienna and University of Graz
Nationality: American, Austrian, and Hungarian
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics
Partner: Marie Bertha Warner Breisky (1920–)
Spouse: Elizabeth M. Hoenke (m. 1955–1964)
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