György Marx
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Died | 2 December 2002 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 75)
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Fields | Nuclear physics Astrophysics Science history |
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György Marx (25 May 1927 – 2 December 2002) was a Hungarian physicist, astrophysicist, science historian and professor. He discovered the lepton numbers and established the law of lepton flavor conservation.[3][4]
Life
He was the first non-British laureate of the Bragg Medal[5] of the Institute of Physics, in 2001. He received it for his "outstanding contributions to physics education".[6]
Death
Marx died on the December 2, 2002 in Budapest after a serious illness. On December 18 he was buried at the Farkasréti Cemetery with Reformed ceremony in the presence of his family, friends, disciples, colleagues and fellow scientists. Szilveszter E. Vizi, neuroscientist and president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences said the prayer for him.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Az MTA köztestületének tagjai - Marx György - Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- ^ Bragg medal recipients Archived 24 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine - Institute of Physics
- ^ Megemlékezés - MARX GYÖRGY (1927-2002) - Sándor Szalay, András Patkós - Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2003/4
- ^ New Wave Media Group Zrt. "Eltemették Marx György fizikust". origo.hu. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Bragg medal recipients Archived 24 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Abstract - Life in the nuclear valley - George Marx" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Eltemették Marx György fizikust - origo.hu