Hans Bethe
2 July 1906 – 6 March 2005
Hans Bethe (1906-2005) was a German-American theoretical physicist who made major contributions to nuclear physics and astrophysics. He received the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of stellar nucleosynthesis, explaining how stars produce energy. He led the theoretical division at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project and spent most of his career at Cornell University.
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Life events
Hans Albrecht Bethe was born in Strasbourg, then part of Germany.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe completed his doctorate under Arnold Sommerfeld.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDismissed from his post because of his Jewish ancestry, he left Germany for England and then the United States.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe became a professor of physics at Cornell, where he remained for the rest of his career.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe worked out the nuclear reactions that power stars, including the CNO cycle.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe headed the Theoretical Division of the Manhattan Project during World War II.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe became a prominent voice for arms control and a partial nuclear test ban.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe received the prize for his theory of nuclear reactions, especially concerning the energy production in stars.
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