Kurt Gottfried
Encyclopedia
Kurt Gottfried is professor emeritus of physics
at Cornell University
and chairman of the Union of Concerned Scientists
. He is also co-editor of Crisis Stability And Nuclear War.
In physics, Gottfried is known for his work on charmonium with Estia J. Eichten
, Tom Kinoshita, Ken Lane and Tung-Mow Yan, as well as the quantum mechanics textbook he wrote with Yan.
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and chairman of the Union of Concerned Scientists
Union of Concerned Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprofit science advocacy group based in the United States. The UCS membership includes many private citizens in addition to professional scientists. James J...
. He is also co-editor of Crisis Stability And Nuclear War.
In physics, Gottfried is known for his work on charmonium with Estia J. Eichten
Estia J. Eichten
Estia J. Eichten , is a theoretical physicist, of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory . He received his Ph.D...
, Tom Kinoshita, Ken Lane and Tung-Mow Yan, as well as the quantum mechanics textbook he wrote with Yan.