Robert Retherford
Robert Curtis Retherford | |
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| Born | 1912 |
| Died | 1981 (aged 68–69) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Known for | Lamb shift |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Doctoral advisor | Willis Lamb |
Robert Curtis Retherford (1912–1981) was an American physicist. He was a graduate student of Willis Lamb at Columbia Radiation Laboratory. Retherford and Lamb performed the famous experiment revealing Lamb shift in the fine structure of hydrogen, a decisive experimental step toward a new understanding of quantum electrodynamics.[1][2]
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