Cornelis Bakker
Cornelis Jan Bakker (* 1904 ; † April 1960 ) was a Dutch physicist and director general of CERN . He was also a member of the “ Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences ”.
biography
Bakker studied physics at the University of Amsterdam under Pieter Zeeman .
In 1931 he received his doctorate ( cum laude ). His doctoral thesis dealt with the effect of the Zeeman effect on the spectral lines of noble gases . The following year he spent at the Imperial College of Science in London , where he continued his research in the field of spectroscopy .
In 1933 he worked for the scientific department of Philips in Eindhoven , where he was active in the field of radio technology . In the following years he became more and more enthusiastic about nuclear physics and began developing a cyclotron for Philips in cooperation with August Heyn during the Second World War .
After the war, Bakker replaced Gorter as Professor of Physics and Director of the Zeeman Laboratory at the University of Amsterdam in 1946 . He also became director of the Institute for Nuclear Physics of the City of Amsterdam and of the Philips company , which, sponsored by the Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), formed the center of Dutch nuclear physics research.
In 1951, Bakker was invited by Professor Pierre Auger (then director of the natural science department of UNESCO ) to a group of eight experts who were to draw up plans for the future CERN . This makes him one of the founders of CERN. A year later (1952) he became director of a group that was responsible for the design and construction of the " Synchro-Cyclotron " (SC). He was then appointed director of the SC department.
In 1955 he replaced Felix Bloch as General Director of CERN . There he was in office for 5 years until he died in a plane crash in 1960. After his death, politicians and scientists such as John Adams (his successor as General Director) and Jo Cals recognized Bakker's work and commitment to CERN. He was also from the former Dutch queen Juliana , the Order of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Knight awarded.
Web links
- CERN Courier, Farewell to Prof. Bakker
- CERN Courier, In memory of Prof. Bakker
- Professor CJ Bakker (see PDF)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cornelis Jan Bakker Bio . Retrieved October 10, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bakker, Cornelis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bakker, Cornelis Jan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch physicist and Director General of CERN |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1904 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1960 |