People named Carl Anderson

Nobel Prize Recipient. Carl David Anderson, an American physicist, received world-wide recognition after being awarded the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly sharing the award with Austria-born American Victor Francis Hess. Anderson received his award "for his discovery of the positron." Since 1934, he had received 37 nominations for a Nobel candidacy with five from Hess. He was 31 years old when he received the Nobel Prize. The Royal Society of London called Anderson’s discovery “one of the most momentous of the century.” Born the son of Swedish immigrants, who moved to California from New York City when he was age seven, he attended public schools. Majoring in physics and engineering, he graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 1927 with a Bachelors in Science degree. He was one of two students who received a traveling six-month scholarship to tour Europe, which gave him the opportunity to visit laboratories. While still at Caltech, he was awarded in 1930 his Ph. D. degree, magna cum laude. His doctoral thesis was the results of his study of the space distribution of photoelectrons ejected from various gases by X-rays. With Professor Robert Millikan, who was his graduate advisor and 1923 Nobel Prize recipient, he began in 1930 his cosmic-ray research, which led in 1932 to the discovery of the positron and becoming a candidate for the Nobel Prize. Staying at California Institute of Technology, he started his career as a Research Fellow in 1930, promoted to assistant Professor of Physics in 1933, and in 1939 a Professor of Physics. In 1936 he, along with a graduate student, discovered the muon, which is an unstable, long-life elementary particle similar to the electron but 207 times more massive. Anderson had the experimental ability to build a superior cloud chamber, a particle detector used to visualize the passage of ionizing radiation. During World War II, he did not work on the Manhattan Project but was active with projects for the National Defense Research Committee and the Office of Scientific Research and Development, mainly designing artillery rockets for the Navy. In 1944 he traveled to Normandy to observe these rockets in action. After the war, he, although not very political, joined his ten Physics Department colleagues in signing a petition against hydrogen bomb testing. Most of his research and discoveries notes have been published in “The Physical Review and Science,” a professional journal. Besides the Nobel Prize, he received the Gold Medal of the American Institute of New York City in 1935; the Elliott Cresson Medal of the Franklin Institute in 1937; Presidential Certificate of Merit in 1945 presented by United States President Harry Truman; the John Ericsson Medal of the American Society of Swedish Engineers in 1960; and the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 1975. He received honorary degrees from Colgate University in 1937, Temple University 1949, and Gustavus Adolphus College of St. Peter, Minnesota in 1963. He was a member of several scientific societies. He married in 1946, and adopted his wife’s son from her first marriage and the couple had a second son. Both sons became successful, one in computer mathematics and the other in engineering. When his mother became seriously ill at the start of World War II, he used some of his Nobel monetary prize of $20,000 for her medical care.

Carl O Anderson of Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA was born on May 20, 1913, and died at age 79 years old on July 23, 1992.

Carl W Anderson of Wilcox, Elk County, Pennsylvania was born on January 5, 1928, and died at age 53 years old in April 1981.

Carl W Anderson of Topeka, Shawnee County, KS was born on September 5, 1919, and died at age 79 years old on March 30, 1999.

Carl O Anderson of Chino, San Bernardino County, California was born on October 8, 1901 in Sweden, and died at age 79 years old in December 1980.

Carl Stephen Anderson of Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California was born on June 22, 1929, and died at age 80 years old on October 3, 2009. Carl Anderson was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section BD Row A Site 357 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.

Carl H Anderson of Hanford, Kings County, CA was born on September 19, 1923, and died at age 79 years old on September 16, 2003.

Carl L Anderson of Oakland, Alameda County, California was born on December 17, 1922, and died at age 63 years old in August 1986.

Carl L Anderson of Farmington, Van Buren County, IA was born on June 20, 1926, and died at age 82 years old on May 11, 2009.

Carl T Anderson of Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California was born on January 31, 1908, and died at age 65 years old in December 1973.

Carl L Anderson of San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA was born on September 18, 1915, and died at age 88 years old on January 1, 2004.

Carl E Anderson of Turlock, Stanislaus County, California was born on December 2, 1920, and died at age 58 years old in December 1978.

Carl A Anderson of San Diego, San Diego County, California was born on April 12, 1910, and died at age 66 years old in March 1977.

Carl Ernest Anderson Jr of Springfield, Lane County, OR was born on July 25, 1923, and died at age 84 years old on March 15, 2008. Carl Anderson was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-4 Row 102 Site A 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.

Carl E Anderson of Portland, Multnomah County, OR was born on December 10, 1920, and died at age 78 years old on May 20, 1999. Carl Anderson was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section COL-2 Row 284 Site A 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.

Carl E Anderson of Roseburg, Douglas County, OR was born on June 12, 1907, and died at age 97 years old on October 27, 2004. Carl Anderson was buried at Roseburg National Cemetery Section H Site 266 Va Medical Center, in Roseburg.

Carl H Anderson of Salem, Marion County, OR was born on May 24, 1913, and died at age 84 years old on December 24, 1997.

Carl V Jr Anderson of Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon was born on October 28, 1913, and died at age 61 years old in May 1975.

Carl W Anderson of Portland, Clackamas County, OR was born on February 14, 1917, and died at age 84 years old on December 16, 2001.

Carl E Anderson of Spokane, Spokane County, WA was born on May 4, 1923, and died at age 74 years old on June 15, 1997.

Carl B Anderson of Shelton, Mason County, WA was born on August 23, 1924, and died at age 84 years old on January 12, 2009.

Carl E Anderson of Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon was born on July 15, 1908, and died at age 74 years old in February 1983.

Carl J Anderson of Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington was born on June 14, 1905, and died at age 71 years old in December 1976.

Carl E Anderson of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington was born on December 3, 1899, and died at age 73 years old in February 1973.

Carl F R Anderson of Ocean Park, Pacific County, Washington was born on January 29, 1907, and died at age 66 years old in July 1973.

Carl A Anderson of Petaluma, Sonoma County, California was born on November 1, 1918, and died at age 62 years old in February 1981.

Carl A Anderson of Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington was born on October 23, 1900 in Sweden, and died at age 76 years old in November 1976.

Carl Arthur Anderson of California was born on January 19, 1921, and died at age 61 years old on August 17, 1982. Carl Anderson was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section H Site 714 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.

Carl A Anderson of Palm Desert, Riverside County, CA was born on July 22, 1922, and died at age 73 years old on February 8, 1996. Carl Anderson was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 46A Site 10 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.