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Encyclopedia > George Eugene Uhlenbeck
George Uhlenbeck, Hendrik Kramers, and Samuel Goudsmit around 1928 in Ann Arbor.
George Uhlenbeck, Hendrik Kramers, and Samuel Goudsmit around 1928 in Ann Arbor.

George Eugene Uhlenbeck (December 6, 1900October 31, 1988) was a Dutch/U.S. (Indonesian-born) theoretical physicist. He introduced the concept of electron spin, which posits that electrons rotate on an axis, with Samuel Abraham Goudsmit, for which they were awarded the Max Planck medal in 1964. Uhlenbeck was also awarded the Lorentz Medal in 1970 and Wolf Prize in Physics in 1979. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Not to be confused with physician, a person who practices medicine. ... In physics, spin refers to the angular momentum intrinsic to a body, as opposed to orbital angular momentum, which is the motion of its center of mass about an external point. ... Samuel Goudsmit (1902–1978) was a Dutch-American physicist famous for jointly proposing the concept of electron spin with George Eugene Uhlenbeck. ... The Max Planck medal is an award for extraordinary achievements in theoretical physics. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Lorentz Medal is an award given every four years by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Past winners of the Wolf Prize in Physics: 1978 Chien-Shiung Wu 1979 George Eugene Uhlenbeck, Giuseppe Occhialini 1980 Michael E. Fisher, Leo P. Kadanoff, Kenneth G. Wilson 1981 Freeman J. Dyson, Gerard t Hooft, Victor F. Weisskopf 1982 Leon M. Lederman, Martin M. Perl 1983/4 Erwin L. Hahn... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...


He was a student of Austrian physicist and mathematician Paul Ehrenfest. Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... Paul Ehrenfest Paul Ehrenfest (Vienna, January 18, 1880 – Amsterdam, September 25, 1933) was an Austrian physicist and mathematician, who obtained Dutch citizenship on March 24, 1922. ...


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  • K. van Berkel, Uhlenbeck, George Eugène (1900-1988), in Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland.
  • O'Connor, John J; Edmund F. Robertson "George Eugene Uhlenbeck". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.  
  • S.A. Goudsmit. The discovery of the electron spin

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George Eugene Uhlenbeck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (99 words)
George Eugene Uhlenbeck (December 6, 1900 October 31, 1988) was a U.S. Indonesian-born) physicist.
He introduced the concept of electron spin, which posits that electrons rotate on an axis, with Samuel Abraham Goudsmit, for which they were awarded the Max Planck medal in 1964.
Uhlenbeck was also awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics in 1979.
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