Leon Max Lederman (born July 15, 1922) is an American experimental physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988 for his work on neutrinos. He is Director Emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois. He founded the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, in Aurora, Illinois, in 1986. July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The word physicist should not be confused with physician, which means medical doctor. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The neutrino is an elementary particle. ... Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory located in Batavia near Chicago, Illinois is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics, operated for the Department of Energy by the Universities Research Association (URA). ... Batavia is a city located in Kane County, Illinois and DuPage County, Illinois. ... The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, or IMSA, is a three-year, residential, public high school of approximately six hundred thirty students (the school has only sophomores, juniors, and seniors). ... Aurora is a city located in Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall counties in Illinois. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He received his bachelor's degree from the City College of New York in 1943, and received a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1951. A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ... The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as the City College of New York or simply City College) is a senior college of the City University of New York, in New York City. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

His current occupation is a resident scholar in the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, or IMSA, is a three-year, residential, public high school of approximately six hundred thirty students (the school has only sophomores, juniors, and seniors). ...

Publications

• The God Particle : If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? by Leon Lederman, Dick Teresi (ISBN 0385312113)
• From Quarks to the Cosmos by Leon Lederman and David N. Schramm (ISBN 0716760126)
• Portraits of Great American Scientists Leon M. Lederman, et al (ISBN 1573929328)

External links

• Fermilab's Leon M. Lederman webpage (http://www-ed.fnal.gov/samplers/hsphys/people/lederman.html)
• The Nobel Prize in Physics 1988 (http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1988/)
• Leon M. Lederman – Autobiography (http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1988/lederman-autobio.html)
• Timeline of Nobel Prize Winners in Physics webpage for Leon Max Lederman (http://www.nobel-winners.com/Physics/leon_max_lederman.html)
• Story of Leon by Leon Lederman (http://www-ed.fnal.gov/lml/Leon_life.html)