Feza Gürsey: Turkish physicist
Feza Gürsey (April 7, 1921 – April 13, 1992) was a Turkish mathematician and physicist.
Among his most prominent contributions to theoretical physics, his works on the Chiral model and on SU(6) are most popular.
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| Born | April 7, 1921 |
| Died | April 13, 1992 (aged 71) |
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| Fields | Mathematical Physics |
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Publications
- (With Chia-Hsiung Tze) On the Role of Division, Jordan, and Related Algebras in Particle Physics (1996), ISBN 981-02-2863-5
Awards and honors
- 1969 Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Science Award
- 1977 Oppenheimer Award together with Sheldon Glashow
- 1977 A. Cressey Morrison Prize together with R. Griffiths in Natural Sciences
- 1979 Einstein Medal
- 1981 Collège de France Award
- 1984 Honorary title of "Commendatore" by Italy
- 1986 Wigner medal administered by the Group Theory and Fundamental Physics Foundation
- 1989 Award of Association of Turkish - American Scientists and Engineers
- 1990 Galatasaray Foundation Award
The Feza Gürsey Institute in Istanbul and Feza Gürsey Science Center in Ankara are named in his honor.
Related pages
References
Other websites
- Feza Gürsey Institute Archived 2006-09-03 at the Wayback Machine (official web site)
- Feza Gürsey (in Turkish)
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