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  Owen Chamberlain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Owen Chamberlain (July 10, 1920–February 28, 2006) was a prominent American physicist.
Chamberlain was also politically active on issues of peace and social justice, and spoke out against the Vietnam War.
Chamberlain was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1985, and retired from teaching in 1989.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Owen_Chamberlain   (374 words)

  
 Owen Chamberlain Biography / Biography of Owen Chamberlain History of Scientific Discovery Biography
Owen Chamberlain won the 1959 Nobel Prize in physics for confirming the existence of the antiproton.
Chamberlain and Segrè's work in high-energy physics at the University of California, Berkeley, was made possible by the development of the bevatron particle accelerator.
Chamberlain was born in San Francisco, California, on July 10, 1920, to Edward and Genevieve Owen Chamberlain.
www.bookrags.com /biography-owen-chamberlain-wsd   (817 words)

  
 11.01.00 - A Nobelist's recorded recollections
Owen Chamberlain received a bound copy of an oral history of his life.
When Owen Chamberlain, professor emeritus of physics, entered first grade, he was the only student in the class who couldn't write his own name.
Chamberlain's oral history provides a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a ground-breaking scientist, including his work as a Berkeley graduate student on the atomic bomb, his views on disarmament, and his collaborations with such luminaries as Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, Edward Teller and Emilio Segré;, with whom he shared the Nobel Prize.
www.berkeley.edu /news/berkeleyan/2000/11/01/nobelst.html   (552 words)

  
 Emilio Gino Segrè, January 30, 1905–April 22, 1989 | By J. David Jackson | Biographical Memoirs
Among early postwar research were investigations of isomerism and the modification of the rate of electron capture by a nucleus caused by a change in the chemical environment of the atom.
The achievement was recognized by the award of the Nobel Prize in physics to Chamberlain and Segrè in 1959.
He was joined in 1948 by Owen Chamberlain, who was appointed to the faculty after receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago.
www.nap.edu /readingroom/books/biomems/esegre.html   (5461 words)

  
 Science@Berkeley Lab:The Golden Anniversary of the Antiproton
As Chamberlain noted in his Nobel lecture, Lawrence and his close colleague, Edwin McMillan, who codiscovered the principle behind synchronized acceleration and coined the term "synchrotron," were well aware of the 6 billion electron volts needed to produce antiprotons, and they made certain the Bevatron would be able to get there.
According to Chamberlain's Nobel lecture, it was understood from the start that at least two independent quantities would have to be measured for the same particle in order to identify it as an antiproton.
If a suspect particle was truly an antiproton, the Berkeley researchers expected to see the signature star image of an annihilation event, in which both the antiproton and a proton or neutron from an ordinary nucleus (presumably that of a silver or bromine atom in the photographic emulsion) died simultaneously.
www.lbl.gov /Science-Articles/Archive/sabl/2005/October/01-antiproton.html   (1800 words)

  
 Breaking Through: A Century of Physics at Berkeley, 1868-1968
In 1955, Chamberlain, Segrè, Thomas Ypsilantis, and Clyde Wiegand used the Bevatron at the Lab to discover a new fundamental particle, the antiproton, for which Segrè and Chamberlain received the Nobel Prize in 1959.
In this letter to Emilio Segrè;, Arthur Kornberg, and Donald Glaser, Chamberlain acknowledges sending a statement to President Lyndon Johnson voicing the four Nobelists’ objection to the use of nuclear arms in Vietnam, which various officials had hinted at as an open possibility.
Chamberlain was the head of the Berkeley branch in the 1950s.
bancroft.berkeley.edu /Exhibits/physics/additional03.html   (553 words)

  
 Current Job Opportunities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Berkeley Lab Physics Division invites outstanding recent Ph.D. recipients to enter the competition for the 2005 Owen Chamberlain Fellowship in experimental elementary particle physics and cosmology.
Upon appointment, a Chamberlain Fellow is given time to review the Division's research program and may choose to participate in any aspect of it.
This Fellowship honors Berkeley Nobelist Owen Chamberlain, who (with Emilio Segre, Clyde Wiegand, and Thomas Ypsilantis) discovered the antiproton at the Berkeley Bevatron in 1955.
pdg.lbl.gov /LBNLphysicsjobs/chamberlain-fellow.html   (271 words)

  
 Display tag Dr. Emilio Segre, Dr. Clyde Wiegand, Dr. Edward Lofgren, Dr. Owen Chamberlain and Tom Ypsilantis LBNL Image ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Left to right are Dr. Emilio Segre, Dr. Clyde Wiegand, Dr. Edward Lofgren, Dr. Owen Chamberlain and Tom Ypsilantis, then a graduate student.
The photograph was taken at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in October, 1955 at the time of the discovery of the antiproton.
Chamberlain and Segre were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 1959 for the discovery.
imglib.lbl.gov /ImgLib/COLLECTIONS/BERKELEY-LAB/PEOPLE/NOBEL-LAUREATES/index/96703554.html   (120 words)

  
 C DATA044   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In addition to her husband, Dorothy is survived by Susan and Peter MILLER and Jordan and Curtis in Airdrie, Alberta; John and Diana CHAMBERLAIN and Michael and Emma in Oakville; sister Katherine NICHOLS and her family in New Westminster, sister-in-law Evelyn CHAMBERLAIN in St. Albert, Alberta and cousins in British Columbia and England.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Bruce Trail Association, the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Library, or to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family, and may be made by calling Breckenridge-Ashcroft Funeral Home, (519) 376-2326.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Bruce Trail Association, the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Library, or to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.
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 Chamberlain, Owen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This previously postulated subatomic particle was the second antiparticle to be discovered and led directly to the discovery of many additional antiparticles.
Chamberlain worked on the U.S. atom bomb project from 1942 to 1946.
Later, while completing his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, he worked at Argonne National Laboratory, in Illinois.
www.britannica.com /nobel/micro/115_8.html   (152 words)

  
 History of Science Society -- News and Inquiries
rofessor Emeritus Owen Chamberlain of the University of California, Berkeley, describes his work in particle physics, including research on the antiproton for which he and colleague Emilio Segr were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1959.
Also of interest is his account of earlier research at Los Alamos on the atom bomb, thesis research under Enrico Fermi, the science and scientists at Ernest Lawrence's Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley, and political activities concerning disarmament, the Berkeley Loyalty Oath, and nuclear issues.
The Chamberlain volume is available for study at The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, and at UCLA's Department of Special Collections.
depts.washington.edu /~hssexec/news/chamberlain.html   (205 words)

  
 ScienceMatters @ Berkeley. 1955: Emilio Segrè, Owen Chamberlain, and the matter of antimatter
The flboard was also where Segrè and Chamberlain kept a running tally of how many elusive antiprotons they observed after discovering the very first one.
Left to right are Dr. Emilio Segrè;, Dr. Clyde Wiegand, Dr. Edward Lofgren, Dr. Owen Chamberlain and Tom Ypsilantis, then a graduate student.
To detect the particles, Segrè and Chamberlain devised a maze of magnets and electronic counters through which only antiprotons could pass.
sciencematters.berkeley.edu /archives/volume1/issue1/legacy.php   (387 words)

  
 Berkeley Lab Nobel Laureates
Owen Chamberlain, with Emilio Segre, for "their discovery of the antiproton."
Emilio G. Segre, Physics Division, with Owen Chamberlain, for "their discovery of the antiproton."
Donald A. Glaser, Physics Division, for "the invention of the bubble chamber."
www.lbl.gov /LBL-PID/Nobel-laureates.html   (210 words)

  
 LookSmart - Directory - Owen Chamberlain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Owen Chamberlain - Access profiles of Owen Chamberlain, who shared the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the antiproton.
Career profile of the American physicist who won a share of the Nobel Prize for his contribution to the discovery of the antiproton.
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 2002 Chamberlain Fellowship-E.O. LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Berkeley Lab Physics Division invites outstanding recent PhD recipients to enter the inaugural competition for its Owen Chamberlain Fellowship in experimental elementary particle physics.
A Chamberlain Fellow is appointed for 3 years.
Opportunities for collaboration in exciting and diverse physics programs are found both at Berkeley Lab and on the UC Berkeley campus, including research mentorship of physics PhD students.
www.aas.org /jobreg/backissues/2001/december/no12382.html   (235 words)

  
 CERN Courier - Employment Centre - Job: 2005 CHAMBERLAIN FELLOWSHIP
E.O. The Berkeley Lab Physics Division invites outstanding recent PhD recipients to enter the competition for the 2005 Owen Chamberlain Fellowship in experimental elementary particle physics and cosmology.
This Fellowship honors Berkeley Nobelist Owen Chamberlain, who (with Emilio Segrè, Clyde Wiegand, and Thomas Ypsilantis) discovered the antiproton at the Berkeley Bevatron in 1955.
Applications must be received by October 25, 2004, and should include a curriculum vitae, publication list, statement of research interests, and names and email addresses of at least three references.
www.cerncourier.com /jobs/jobdetail/5580   (319 words)

  
 Chamberlain Fellowship at LBNL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
2002 Chamberlain Fellowship E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory The Berkeley Lab Physics Division invites outstanding recent Ph.D. recipients to enter the inaugural competition for its Owen Chamberlain Fellowship in experimental elementary particle physics.
A Chamberlain Fellow is appointed for three years.
Close interactions with local astrophysics communities are possible, as are relationships with nuclear and accelerator scientists, and access to world-leading computation.
www-d0.fnal.gov /cgi-bin/d0news?read__JOBS__389   (335 words)

  
 10.17.2001 - Nobelists converge to honor Lawrence
Pictured at the Lawrence Hall of Science on Wednesday are, left to right: Charles Townes, Donald Glaser, Owen Chamberlain, seated, Chancellor Berdahl, behind Chamberlain, Daniel McFadden and George Akerlof.
Greatness was in the air at the Lawrence Hall of Science last Wednesday as five Berkeley Nobel laureates and other distinguished guests celebrated the man who began the university’s Nobel tradition in 1939 — Ernest O. Lawrence.
In an evening event hosted by the science museum, Nobelists Owen Chamberlain, Donald Glaser, Charles Townes, Daniel McFadden and George Akerlof — who won his award just that morning — gathered with Berkeley alumni, friends, administrators and students to honor Lawrence on what would have been his 100th birthday.
www.berkeley.edu /news/berkeleyan/2001/10/17_lawbr.html   (593 words)

  
 Owen Chamberlain Winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physics
Owen Chamberlain Winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physics
Owen Chamberlain — Biography (submitted by Chinnappan Baskar)
The New York Review of Books: Owen Chamberlain (submitted by Jackson)
almaz.com /nobel/physics/1959b.html   (74 words)

  
 Owen Chamberlain Fellowship at LBL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
2006 Chamberlain Fellowship E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory The Berkeley Lab Physics Division invites outstanding recent Ph.D. recipients to enter the competition for the 2006 Owen Chamberlain Fellowship in experimental elementary particle physics and cosmology.
Students who expect to receive their PhD degree by the spring of 2006 are also invited to apply.
Applications will be considered starting October 10, 2005, and should include a curriculum vitae, publication list, and statement of research interests.
www-d0.fnal.gov /cgi-bin/d0news?read__JOBS__784   (305 words)

  
 Antiproton discovery - 50th Anniversary
1955: Emilio Segrè, Owen Chamberlain, and the matter of antimatter
During the fall of 1955, a flboard at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory helped physicists Emilio Segrè and Owen Chamberlain keep track of two very important, but very different, tallies.
Emilio Segrè and Owen Chamberlain were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 1959 for the discovery of the antiproton
www.physicsforums.com /showthread.php?p=733351#post733351   (212 words)

  
 Job Register - Detail Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Berkeley Lab Physics Division invites outstanding recent PhD recipients to enter the completion for the 2006 Owen Chamberlain Fellowship in experimental elementary particle physics and cosmology.
In addition to his/her salary, a Chamberlain Fellow receives a $5,000.00 annual research supplement.
Applications will be considered starting October 15, 2005, and should include a curriculum vitae, publication list and statement of research interests.
members.aas.org /JobReg/JobdetailPage.cfm?JID=21979   (318 words)

  
 Baby Names   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Find favorite baby names - and the meanings, origins, personality traits, and baby pictures associated with them!
Traits: Owen is pictured as a tall, gray-haired, attractive sophisticate who is either friendly and dependable or phony and snobbish.
Famous people with this name: TV show Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law; physicists Sir Owen Richardson, Owen Chamberlain; novelist Owen (The Virginian) Wister; movie character Owen of Throw Momma from the Train; radio host Owen Spann
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Philatelic Envelope signed: "William A. Fowler", "Edward M. Purcell", "Burton Richter", "Owen Chamberlain", "S. Chandrasekhar", "T.D. Lee" and "Val L. Fitch", 6½x3½.
First Day Cover commemorating "Solar Energy" and the Knoxville World's Fair, 20-cent stamp affixed, postmarked Knoxville, TN April 29, 1982, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
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