Frederick Reines

The Saga of Frederick Reines

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Profile & Early Foundations

Frederick Reines ( RY-nəs; March 16, 1918 – August 26, 1998) was an American physicist.

THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS

Major Works & Significant Milestones

He was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics for his co-detection of the neutrino with Clyde Cowan in the neutrino experiment.

Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment

He was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics for his co-detection of the neutrino with Clyde Cowan in the neutrino experiment.

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SUCCESS & ENDURING LEGACY

Honours, Standing & Enduring Legacy

He may be the only scientist in history "so intimately associated with the discovery of an elementary particle and the subsequent thorough investigation of its fundamental properties." A graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology and New York University, Reines joined the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory in 1944, working in the Theoretical Division in Richard Feynman's group.

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