Carl D. Anderson(1905–1991)
PhysicsCarl David Anderson was an American experimental physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Victor Hess for his discovery of the positron, which confirmed the existence of antimatter.
United StatesNational Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory
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Major Awards
53
Publications
2,647
Citations
18
h-index
29
i10-index
49.9
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
1936
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation countRecent Publications
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Looking Back on Books and Other Guides.
Physics Today1981
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Anesthetizing Deer by Arrow
Journal of Wildlife Management1961
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Personalities in Science
Scientific American1937
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External Profiles
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
California Institute of Technology
John H. Francis Polytechnic High School
Doctoral Advisors
Robert A. MillikanWilliam Ralph SmytheSeth NeddermeyerGeorge H. TrillingCarl A. RouseDonald Arthur Glaser
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
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Japan Prize (1985)
JC
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Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
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Michel H. Devoret
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
JM
John M. Martinis
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
GE
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
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John J. Hopfield
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
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Ferenc Krausz
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
AL
Anne L'Huillier
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
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