The Nobel Prize in Physics 1936
Awarded on: 1936-11-12
"for his discovery of cosmic radiation"
Affiliations:
- Innsbruck University – Innsbruck, Austria
Victor Franz Hess
Born: 1883-06-24 in Peggau, Austria
Gender: male
Field: Austrian–American experimental physicist (1883–1964)
Biography
Victor Franz Hess was an Austrian–American experimental physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Carl David Anderson for his discovery of cosmic rays.