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Herch Moysés Nussenzveig

ヘルチ・モイゼス・ヌッセンズヴェーグ

Heruchi Moizesu Nussenzuvēgu

Aliases: Hersh Moysés Nussenzveig

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-01-16 (São Paulo)
Died
2022-11-05 (Rio de Janeiro) age 89
Nationality
Brazilian
Languages
Portuguese, English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
São Paulo (birthplace) → Rio de Janeiro

Career

Occupations
physicist, university professor
Active Years
1960-2022
Affiliations
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Memberships
Member of Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Former President of Brazilian Physical Society (1981-1983)
Influenced By
Guido Beck
Influenced
Helena J. Nussenzveig Lopes

Awards

Prêmio Jabuti
1999
Work: Curso de Física Básica
Category: Ciências Exatas, Tecnologia e Informática
Organization: Câmara Brasileira do Livro
Result: winner
Max Born Award
1986
Work: theory of Mie scattering and theories of the rainbow and the glory
Organization: Optica
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Curso de Física Básica

1998 physics textbook

A collection of basic physics textbooks.

Bibliography

  • Curso de Física Básica

Legacy

Brazilian physicist renowned for his contributions to the theory of optical phenomena such as glory, rainbow, and Mie scattering. Winner of Prêmio Jabuti.

Academic Societies

  • Brazilian Physical Society
  • Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Trivia

  • His wife, three children, and two brothers are all scientists or physicians.
  • Of Jewish descent.