Victor Francis Hess
Victor Franz Hess (German: [ˈvɪktoːɐ̯ fʁants ˈhɛs]; 24 June 1883 – 17 December 1964) was an Austrian-American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics, who discovered cosmic rays.
Victor Franz Hess | |
|---|---|
| Born | Victor Franz Hess 24 June 1883 |
| Died | 17 December 1964 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | |
| Alma mater | University of Graz University of Vienna (PhD, 1910) |
| Known for | Discovery of cosmic rays |
| Spouses | Marie Bertha Warner Breisky
(m. 1920–1955)Elizabeth M. Hoenke
(m. 1955–1964) |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1936) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Graz Austrian Academy of Sciences University of Innsbruck Fordham University |
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