George Bernard Benedek (born 1 December 1928) is an American physicist currently the Alfred H. Caspary Professor of Physics and Biological Physics and of Health Sciences and Technology Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1][2][3][4]

He graduated BS in physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1949, AM in physics at Harvard University in 1952 and PhD in physics from Harvard University in 1953; he was a doctoral student of Edward Mills Purcell.[5]

He invented quasi-elastic light scattering spectroscopy and in 1962 was made a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He was awarded their Irving Langmuir Award in 1995.

References

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  2. ↑ "George B. Benedek". mit.edu. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "George Benedek". mit.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
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