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Hans Bethe House, which opened in January 2007, is the third of five houses comprising the West Campus House System. It accommodates continues undergraduates who wish to live on the Cornell University campus in a faculty-led student-governed residential house. Bethe House was named in honor of Cornell faculty member Hans Bethe (July 2, 1906-March 6, 2005).
Who was Hans Bethe?
Hans Bethe, the John Wendell Anderson Professor of Physics Emeritus at Cornell University, was one of the most honored faculty members in the University’s 140-year history. It was here at Cornell that he published his famous reviews of nuclear physics in the late 1930s, and worked on the theory of energy production in stars for which he won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1967.
Hans Bethe was a man of profound integrity and humility, who also managed to change public perceptions of the scientist’s responsibilities in relation to the use of scientific research. He not only made outstanding contributions to his own discipline, but also looked beyond the domain of physics in an effort to influence public policy for the greater good.
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Who was Hans Bethe?
Hans Bethe, the John Wendell Anderson Professor of Physics Emeritus at Cornell University, was one of the most honored faculty members in the University’s 140-year history. It was here at Cornell that he published his famous reviews of nuclear physics in the late 1930s, and worked on the theory of energy production in stars for which he won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1967.
Hans Bethe was a man of profound integrity and humility, who also managed to change public perceptions of the scientist’s responsibilities in relation to the use of scientific research. He not only made outstanding contributions to his own discipline, but also looked beyond the domain of physics in an effort to influence public policy for the greater good.
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