Rolf Widerøe Scientist

Rolf Widerøe (11 July 1902 – 11 October 1996), was a Norwegian accelerator physicist who was the originator of many particle acceleration concepts, including the resonance accelerator and the betatron accelerator.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Wideroe Rolf
Birth dateJuly 11, 1902
Birth place
Norway , Oslo
Date of deathOctober 11, 1996
Place of death
Switzerland , Obersiggenthal
Residence
Germany , Norway , Switzerland
Education
RWTH Aachen University
Known for
Linear particle accelerator
Particle therapy
Betatron

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Scientist

doctoral advisor
doctoral student
Walter Mauderli
Field of study
Physics

Topical connections

Carl Anton BjerknesScientist
Alexander ProkhorovScientist
Adlène HicheurScientist
Bjørn WiikScientist

Rolf Widerøe on Wikipedia

External resources

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