Science · 1921–2020
Jack Steinberger — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 25 May 1921 · Died: 12 December 2020 · Age at death: 99
How old was Jack Steinberger when he died?
Jack Steinberger died aged 99. He was born on 25 May 1921 and died on 12 December 2020.
Physicist and Nobel laureate who co-discovered the muon neutrino
Did you know?He decided to donate his Nobel Prize medal to his former high school to help fund their science department.
Jack Steinberger (born Hans Jakob Steinberger; May 25, 1921 – December 12, 2020) was a German-born American physicist noted for his work with neutrinos, the subatomic particles considered to be elementary constituents of matter. He was a recipient of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Leon M.
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- Age at death
- 99
- Would be
- 105
- Years since death
- 5
- Born
- May 25, 1921 · Bad Kissingen, Germany
- Died
- December 12, 2020
- Nationality
- German
- Known for
- Science
Family
- Children
- Julia K. Steinberger, Ned Steinberger
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- See the front page from the day Jack Steinberger was bornA newspaper front page for 25 May 1921, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayJack Steinberger would be 105 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryJack Steinberger's 106th birthday is in 212 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!106th
- Death anniversaryThe 6th anniversary of Jack Steinberger's death is in 48 days. A moment to remember their legacy.6th
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