Carl David Anderson

Carl David Anderson
Born	(1905-09-03)September 3, 1905 New York City, U.S.
Died	January 11, 1991(1991-01-11) (aged 85) San Marino, California, U.S.
Alma mater	California Institute of Technology (BSc, 1927; PhD)
Known for	Discovering the positron (1932) Discovering the muon (1936)
Spouse	Lorraine Bergman ​ (m. 1946)​
Children	2
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1936) Elliott Cresson Medal (1937) Membership of NAS (1938)
Scientific career
Fields	Particle physics
Institutions	California Institute of Technology
Thesis	Space-Distribution of X-ray Photoelectrons Ejected from the K and L Atomic Energy-Levels (1930)
Doctoral advisor	Robert Andrews Millikan
Other academic advisors	William Smythe[1]
Doctoral students	Seth Neddermeyer (1935)
Other notable students	Carl Rouse[1]

Carl David Anderson (September 3, 1905 – January 11, 1991) was an American particle physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Victor Francis Hess for his discovery of the positron.