Wojciech Królikowski

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Wojciech Królikowski (July 16, 1926 – April 29, 2019)

Polish Academy of Science
.

In1950 he obtained his master’s degree and in 1952 after only two years, his doctor degree as pupil of professor Wojciech Rubinowicz, who is one of the most prominent Polish theoretical physicists. And then his Habilitation in 1957.

1956–1957 he visited the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland for scientific practice under Wolfgang Pauli. In 1965 he obtained his professor title.

1961 he visited the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He visited also the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in the Miramare Castle near Trieste, Italy.

He initiated the research of the theory of

leptons
and quarks.

Together with Wojciech Rubinowicz he wrote the handbook of Theoretical Mechanics (first edition 1955, until now nine editions).

In 1987, he was awarded with the Marian Smoluchowski Medal.

References

  1. ^ "Late Professor Wojciech Królikowski". National Centre for Nuclear Research. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

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