Read article 'Hans-Jürg Gerber 1929–2018'
Hans-Jürg Gerber 1929–2018
Gerber initiated basic research at SIN and later at PSI with his precision experiments on the decay of charged muons – experiments that continue to this day.
Read article 'Hans-Jürg Gerber 1929–2018'
Read article 'Michael Atiyah 1929–2019'
Michael Atiyah 1929–2019
A giant of mathematics whose work influenced theoretical high-energy physics.
Read article 'Yong Ho Chin 1958–2019'
Yong Ho Chin 1958–2019
A leading theoretical accelerator physicist and chair of the beam dynamics panel of the International Committee for Future Accelerators.
Read article 'Karlheinz Meier 1955–2018'
Karlheinz Meier 1955–2018
A visionary experimental particle physicist and co-founder of the Human Brain Project.
Read article 'Paul Kunz 1942–2018'
Paul Kunz 1942–2018
A computing visionary and pioneer, who loved to share his ideas with irrepressible energy.
Read article 'Leon Lederman 1922–2018'
Leon Lederman 1922–2018
Lederman’s crowning achievement came in 1962 with the co-discovery of the muon neutrino.
Read article 'Hans Paar 1944–2018'
Hans Paar 1944–2018
He helped to create an atmosphere of creative thought and friendliness within every group he was part of.
Read article 'Burton Richter 1931–2018'
Burton Richter 1931–2018
A major figure in particle physics who shared the Nobel Prize for the co-discovery of the J/ψ meson.
Read article 'The roots and fruits of string theory'
The roots and fruits of string theory
"People say that string theory doesn’t make predictions, but that’s simply not true."
Read article 'Francis Farley 1920–2018'
Francis Farley 1920–2018
He received many honours, including election to a fellow of the Royal Society and the Hughes Medal for his work at CERN on g-2.
