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Simon van der Meer (born November 24, 1925) is a Dutch physicist. He co-discovered the W particle and the Z particle. He, as a result, won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984. Jump to: navigation, search November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ... In physics, the W and Z bosons are the elementary particles that mediate the weak nuclear force. ... In physics, the W and Z bosons are the elementary particles that mediate the weak nuclear force. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Since antiquity, people have tried to understand the behavior of matter: why unsupported objects drop to the ground, why different materials have different properties, and so forth. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


It is striking that Van der Meer's cousin Tjalling C. Koopmans won a Nobel Prize in Economics in 1975. Tjalling Charles Koopmans (August 28, 1910–February 26, 1985) was the joint winner, with Leonid Kantorovich, of the 1975 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Jump to: navigation, search Supply and demand The supply and demand model describes how prices vary as a result of a balance between product availability and demand. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...


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In his autobiography, he writes that he is married to Catharina M. Koopman. The information in Wikpedia that Simon van der Meers cousin won the Nobel prize for economics, then, seems wrong.


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Simon van der Meer Summary (492 words)
Simon van der Meer was born in The Hague, the Netherlands, on November 24, 1925.
Simon van der Meer (born November 24, 1925) is a Dutch accelerator physicist who invented the concept of stochastic cooling in colliders, making possible the discovery of the W particle and the Z particle at the CERN 500 Gev proton-antiproton collider by the UA-1 experimental collaboration led by Carlo Rubbia.
Van der Meer was at CERN from 1956 until his retirement in 1990.
Simon van der Meer (92 words)
Simon van der Meer (born November 24, 1925) is a Dutch physicist.
As a result, he obtained a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Carlo Rubbia "for their decisive contributions to the large project, which led to the discovery of the field particles W and Z, communicators of weak interaction.."
It is striking that Van der Meer's cousin Tjalling C. Koopmans won a Nobel Prize in Economics in 1975.
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