György Marx
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 György Marx holding a lecture in 1981 | |
| Born | 25 May 1927 |
| Died | 2 December 2002 (aged 75) Budapest, Hungary |
| Citizenship | Hungary |
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| Fields | Nuclear physics Astrophysics Science history |
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György Marx (May 25, 1927, Budapest, Hungary – December 2, 2002, ibidem) was a Hungarian physicist, astrophysicist, science historian and professor. He discovered the lepton numbers and established the law of lepton flavor conservation.[2][3]
Life
He was the first non-British laureate of the Bragg Medal[4] of the Institute of Physics, in 2001. He received it for his "outstanding contributions to physics education".[5]
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.[6]
References
- ^ a b Az MTA köztestületének tagjai - Marx György - Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- ^ 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 2018-02-17.
- ^ Bragg medal recipients, retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Abstract - Life in the nuclear valley - George Marx
- ^ Eltemették Marx György fizikust - origo.hu
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