Owen Chamberlain

1920–2006 (age 86)

physicist

Biography

Physicist Owen Chamberlain expanded humanity's grasp of the universe through his groundbreaking work on antimatter, sharing the 1959 Nobel Prize for the discovery of the antiproton.

He inspired students at institutions such as the University of California, Berkeley, and is remembered at Mountain View Cemetery for both his scientific rigor and warm mentorship.

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