Amikam Aharoni

Amikam Aharoni (; 5 August 192921 January 2002) was an Israeli physicist who has made numerous contributions to the fields of magnetism. He is the author of over a hundred works, with his research of ferromagnetism being most accredited.

Aharoni's 1996 book, "Introduction to the Theory of Ferromagnetism" has been described as an authoritative introduction to micromagnetism.

Private life Aharoni's mother was a school teacher, and third-generation Israeli. His father was a teacher of mathematics (and distinguished chess master) who had emigrated from Russia, arriving in Israel in 1920. The family was religious, and Aharoni was able to recite from memory passages from both the bible and the talmud of considerable length.

In 1947, Aharoni's studies were disrupted by Israel's War of Independence. Aharoni joined the "Students' Brigade" and was deployed in and around Jerusalem, taking part in numerous actions during the city's 1947–1948 siege.

At the Weizmann Institute, Aharoni met his wife Henia, and the two were married in 1955. The couple had three sons and, in time, nine grandchildren. Aharoni formally retired in 1994.

Awards Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Magnetics Society of 1993.