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Dr Clyde L Cowan

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Dr Clyde L Cowan

Original Name
Clyde Lorrain Cowan, Jr.
Birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death
24 May 1974 (aged 54)
Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Section 48, Grave 1884
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Scientist. He attended the Missouri School of Mines, where he graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor's of Science in Chemical Engineering. While attending M.S.M., Cowan was the Editor-in-Chief of the Missouri Miner, M.S.M.'s college newspaper, from 1939-1940. Cowan went on to discover the neutrino in 1956 with Frederick Reines, who accepted the Nobel Prize in Physics in both of their names in 1995. Clyde Cowan served as a Captain in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. He was named an Honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Missouri-Rolla (formerly the Missouri School of Mines) in 1972.
Scientist. He attended the Missouri School of Mines, where he graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor's of Science in Chemical Engineering. While attending M.S.M., Cowan was the Editor-in-Chief of the Missouri Miner, M.S.M.'s college newspaper, from 1939-1940. Cowan went on to discover the neutrino in 1956 with Frederick Reines, who accepted the Nobel Prize in Physics in both of their names in 1995. Clyde Cowan served as a Captain in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. He was named an Honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Missouri-Rolla (formerly the Missouri School of Mines) in 1972.

Bio by: Randal A. Burd, Jr.

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  • Originally Created by: Randal A. Burd, Jr.
  • Added: Jun 2, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19683922/clyde_l-cowan: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Clyde L Cowan (6 Dec 1919–24 May 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19683922, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.