John Alexander Simpson
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John Alexander Simpson was an American physicist and science educator. He was deeply committed to educating the public and political leaders about science and its implications, most notably as a princ
John Alexander Simpson
Serge Alexander Korff
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Serge Alexander Korff was a Finnish-born American physicist and a pioneer of cosmic ray research. He invented the wire proportional counter particle detectors.
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…study of cosmic rays. Beginning in 1946 with investigations into cosmic ray neutrons in the lower atmosphere (developed from pre-World War II work by Serge Korff), he contributed significantly throughout the years to the field's development with his scientific investigations. Simpson's contributions were unique…
Korff in 1930s
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Professor Serge Alexander Korff [fi], Helsinki, 1917