Science · 1883–1964
Victor Francis Hess — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 24 June 1883 · Died: 17 December 1964 · Age at death: 81
How old was Victor Francis Hess when he died?
Victor Francis Hess died aged 81. He was born on 24 June 1883 and died on 17 December 1964.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who discovered the existence of cosmic rays
Did you know?He gathered data for his research by making several daring high-altitude balloon flights, sometimes reaching heights of over five thousand metres.
Victor Franz Hess (German:; 24 June 1883 – 17 December 1964) was an Austrian–American experimental physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Carl David Anderson for his discovery of cosmic rays.
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- Age at death
- 81
- Would be
- 143
- Years since death
- 61
- Born
- June 24, 1883 · Schloss Waldstein, Austria
- Died
- December 17, 1964
- Nationality
- Austrian
- Known for
- Science
Family
- Spouses
- Elizabeth M. Hoenke, Marie Bertha Warner Breisky
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