Jerome Isaac Friedman
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Jerome Isaac Friedman is an American physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1990 for providing experimental proof of quarks. His interest in science began in high school, and he was mentored by Enrico Fermi during his PhD years. In 1967, Friedman, along with Richard Taylor and Henry Kendall, conducted an experiment using a large accelerator to fire charged electrons at protons and neutrons, which resulted in the discovery of the quark model in particle physics.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Physicist
Birth Day March 28, 1930
Birth Place Chicago, Illinois, United States
Age 93 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries
Alma mater University of Chicago
Known for Experimental proof of quarks
Spouse(s) Tania Letetsky-Baranovsky (m. 1956; 4 children)
Awards Nobel Prize in Physics (1990)
Fields Physics
Institutions MIT
Doctoral advisor Enrico Fermi

💰 Net worth

Jerome Isaac Friedman, a renowned physicist in the United States, is projected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. With his profound contributions to the field of physics, Friedman's extensive work has likely earned him a significant financial standing. Known for his notable achievements and research, he has made strides in advancing our understanding of the fundamental nature of matter through his experiments on deep inelastic scattering. As a prominent figure in the scientific community, Jerome Isaac Friedman's net worth is a testament to his successful career and groundbreaking contributions to the field of physics.

Biography/Timeline

1956

Born in Chicago, Illinois to Lillian (née Warsaw) and Selig Friedman, a sewing machine salesman, Friedman's Jewish parents emigrated to the U.S. from Russia. Jerome Friedman excelled in art but became interested in physics after reading a book on relativity written by Albert Einstein. He turned down a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago in order to study physics at the University of Chicago. Whilst there he worked under Enrico Fermi, and eventually received his Ph.D in physics in 1956. In 1960 he joined the physics faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

1968

In 1968-69, commuting between MIT and California, he conducted experiments with Henry W. Kendall and Richard E. Taylor at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center which gave the first experimental evidence that protons had an internal structure, later known to be quarks. For this, Friedman, Kendall and Taylor shared the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics. He is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Friedman is also a member of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

2003

In 2003 he was one of 22 Nobel Laureates who signed the Humanist Manifesto. He is an atheist.

2008

In 2008, Friedman received an honorary Ph.D from the University of Belgrade. He is an honorary professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Physics and the Faculty's world-famous institutes: Institute of Physics, Institute of Physics, Zemun and Vinca Nuclear Institute.

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