Science · Technology · 1925–2011
Simon van der Meer — Age & Birthday
Born: 24 November 1925 · Died: 4 March 2011 · Age at death: 85
How old was Simon van der Meer when he died?
Simon van der Meer died aged 85. He was born on 24 November 1925 and died on 4 March 2011.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who helped discover W and Z particles
Did you know?He invented a technique called stochastic cooling, which allowed scientists at CERN to store and concentrate beams of particles.
Simon van der Meer (24 November 1925 – 4 March 2011) was a Dutch particle accelerator physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Carlo Rubbia for contributions to the CERN project which led to the discovery of the W and Z particles, the two fundamental communicators of the weak interaction.
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- Age at death
- 85
- Would be
- 100
- Years since death
- 15
- Born
- November 24, 1925 · The Hague, Netherlands
- Died
- March 4, 2011
- Cause of death
- Cancer
- Nationality
- Dutch
- Known for
- Science, Technology
Family
- Spouse
- Catharina M. Koopman
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- Would-be age todaySimon van der Meer would be 100 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversarySimon van der Meer's 101st birthday is in 29 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!101st
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