obituaries: Wolfgang Kurt Hermann Panofsky

An obituary for physicist, Wolfgang Kurt Hermann Panofsky, who died from a heart attack on Sept 22, 2007 is presented. Known widely as Pief, he was renowned worldwide as a particle physicist, the founding director of SLAC, and a man of integrity who fought throughout his life for arms control in a w...

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Published in:Physics today 2007-12, Vol.60 (12), p.68
Main Author: Drell, Sidney D
Format: Article
Language:English
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Panofsky, Wolfgang K H
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Summary:An obituary for physicist, Wolfgang Kurt Hermann Panofsky, who died from a heart attack on Sept 22, 2007 is presented. Known widely as Pief, he was renowned worldwide as a particle physicist, the founding director of SLAC, and a man of integrity who fought throughout his life for arms control in a world heavily armed with nuclear weapons. Panofsky became a greatly admired citizen of the world.
ISSN:0031-9228
1945-0699