Robert Retherford
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| Robert Curtis Retherford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1912 |
| Died | 1981 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Doctoral advisor | Willis Lamb |
| Known for | Lamb shift |
Robert Curtis Retherford (1912 – 1981) was an American physicist. He was a graduate student of Willis Lamb at Columbia Radiation Laboratory and both performed the famous experiment revealing Lamb shift in the fine structure of hydrogen, a decisive experimental step toward a new understanding of quantum electrodynamics.[1]
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