About Walter Oelert
Lived 1942 – 2024 (aged 82). Walter Oelert was a German physicist, university teacher and nuclear physicist, known for Antihydrogen.
Walter Oelert (14 July 1942 – 25 November 2024) was a professor at the Juelich Research Center in Germany.
Research In 1995 under the leadership of Professor Walter Oelert, the international group of physicists in the CERN laboratory managed to show that they had obtained experimentally nine atoms of antihydrogen in a particle accelerator. Later research allowed the CERN scientists to collect anti-protons among low-energy positrons until they combine into anti-atoms and store them at very low temperatures.
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Who was Walter Oelert?
German physicist
When was Walter Oelert born?
Walter Oelert was born on 14 July 1942 in Dortmund.
When did Walter Oelert die?
Walter Oelert died on 25 November 2024 in Kempten.
What was Walter Oelert's occupation?
Walter Oelert was a physicist, university teacher and nuclear physicist.
What was Walter Oelert known for?
Walter Oelert was known for Antihydrogen.
What nationality was Walter Oelert?
Walter Oelert was German.
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