Marcel Schein

Marcel Schein ( born June 9, 1902 in Czechoslovakia; † February 20, 1960 in Chicago ) was an American physicist. His research focus was the physics of cosmic rays.

Life

Slip was born in 1902 and grew up as a Hungarian on in Bohemia. After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, he was a Czech citizen. Sham studied physics at the University of Vienna, University of Würzburg and the ETH Zurich, where he graduated with a thesis on the " Optical measurements on mercury atom" his promotion with the top score of " magna cum laude". During his time in Zurich he met his German wife, who came from a small resort town on the Elbe near Dresden. In 1928, his son Edgar Schein was born. 1934 exacerbated the Swiss its provisions, so that it became difficult for bill to keep his teaching position. He decided to emigrate to Odessa, where he offered the Russians a key point for the development of their academic life.

In the face of Stalinist " purges " decided certificate in 1936 to leave the country and move to Prague. Soon after, the family was forced to separate due to political upheavals. His wife and son moved for half a year to Zurich, and in 1938 emigrated to the entire family to the United States. Bill worked until his death at the University of Chicago. 288 First, he became a member of the Institute of Physics. From 1938 to 1943, he had only a research contract, 1943, he was appointed assistant professor in 1946 was appointed associate professor and finally professor. In 1960, he died 57 years old.

Works

• Problem in cosmic ray physics, 1946