Chaim L. Pekeris
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 31 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 15,1908 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Alytus |
| Lithuania | |
| Date of died | February 24,1993 |
| Died | Rehovot |
| Israel | |
| Field | Geophysics |
| Academic advisor | Carl-Gustaf Rossby |
| Notable student | Amir Pnueli |
| Awards | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society |
| Israel Prize | |
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| ID | 731659 |
Chaim L. Pekeris Life story
Chaim Leib Pekeris was an Israeli-American physicist and mathematician. He made notable contributions to geophysics and the spectral theory of many-electron atoms, in particular the Helium atom. He was also one of the designers of the first computer in Israel, WEIZAC.