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Willibald Jentschke – 100 .

Willibald Jentschke – 100. Founding father of DESY. Prof. Dr. Joachim Mnich DESY 6. December 2011. Curriculum Vitae. * 6. December 1911 in Vienna

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Willibald Jentschke – 100 .

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  1. Willibald Jentschke – 100. Founding father of DESY Prof. Dr. Joachim Mnich DESY 6. December 2011

  2. Curriculum Vitae • * 6. December 1911 in Vienna • 4 Phases: 1935 – 1947 Nuclear Physics in Vienna, involved in the German nuclear energy project (Uranverein) 1947 – 1956 emigrated to USA, Prof. at Univ. of Illinois, Director of the Cyclotron Laboratory 1956 – 1970 Particle Physics in Hamburg 1959 Foundation of DESY, GD of DESY and II. Inst. Exp. Phys. 1971 – 1976 Particle Physics in Geneva DG of CERN • † 11 March 2002 in Hamburg

  3. Honors • Member of Akademie der Wissenschaften und Literatur, Mainz • Corresponding Member ofÖsterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna • Honorary Doctor's Degree of theUniversity of Illinois • Wilhelm-Exner-Medaille, 1971 • Honorary Doctor's Degree of theRWTH Aachen, 1990 • John T.Tate Award of theAmerican Institute of Physics, 1996

  4. Snap shots, recorded between 1963 and 1971

  5. DESY – steady growth in the past 50 years • Hamburg 1965: DESY

  6. Later Photographies 1985: 25y DESY 1996: Tate Medal 2000: 40y DESY

  7. Lectures: • The scientific spirit in the research at DESY was strongly influenced by Jentschke • Performing basic research using modern technologies • Concentrating world experts at DESY • Developing accelerators at the energy frontier • Promotinga trustful, open mindedspiritat DESY

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