Bernard Peters
Bernard Peters | |
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Born | Bernhard Pietrowski April 22, 1910 Posen, Germany |
Died | February 2, 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark | (aged 82)
Known for | Cosmic Radiation and Geophysics |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Bernard Peters (born Bernhard Pietrowski in 1910 in Posen, Germany - February 2, 1993 in Copenhagen)[citation needed] was a nuclear physicist, with a specialty in cosmic radiation. He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award.[1]
Life
Towards the end of the First World War, his father, pharmacology researcher and physician, sent him to the Black Forest to a farmer so he could obtain food in exchange for manual labor. In 1942, under the direction of
Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists and Technicians, a labor union affiliated to the Congress of Industrial Organizations.[3]
In
GEOS satellite
being included in ESRO's scientific program and to the Danish Space Research Institute being strongly placed in this program.
Peters died February 2, 1993, in Copenhagen, Denmark.[citation needed]
Works
- Deuteron disintegration by electrons. Scattering of mesotrons of spin ¹/₂, University of California, Berkeley, 1942 (thèse doctorale)
- Cosmic rays, solar particles, and space research, New York : Academic Press, 1963
- Cosmic radiation and its origin : contemporary problems, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France : European Space Research Organisation, 1967
- Creation of particles at cosmic-ray energies, Genève : CERN, 1966
Cosmic rays, New York : Academic Press, 1963
References
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "A renowned cosmic-ray physicist" (PDF). Current Science. 25 April 1993. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ^ "Bernard Peters". Atomic Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Schweber, Silvan S. "A Puzzle of a Man". American Scientist. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2015-09-10.