Science · 1915–1990
Robert Hofstadter — Age & Birthday
Born: 5 February 1915 · Died: 17 November 1990 · Age at death: 75
How old was Robert Hofstadter when he died?
Robert Hofstadter died aged 75. He was born on 5 February 1915 and died on 17 November 1990.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who studied the structure of the atomic nucleus
Did you know?He was the father of Douglas Hofstadter, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the famous book Gödel, Escher, Bach.
Robert Hofstadter (February 5, 1915 – November 17, 1990) was an American physicist. He was the joint winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics (together with Rudolf Mössbauer) "for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his consequent discoveries concerning the structure of nucleons".
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- Age at death
- 75
- Would be
- 111
- Years since death
- 35
- Born
- February 5, 1915 · New York City, United States
- Died
- November 17, 1990
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science
Family
- Child
- Douglas Hofstadter
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