Léon Rosenfeld

Léon Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld in 1963
Born14 August 1904
Charleroi, Belgium
DiedMarch 23, 1974(1974-03-23) (aged 69)
CitizenshipBelgium
Alma materUniversity of Liège (PhD, 1926)
Known forBelinfante–Rosenfeld stress–energy tensor, coined the term lepton
SpouseYvonne Cambresier
ChildrenAndrée, Jean
AwardsFrancqui Prize (1949)
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Léon Rosenfeld (French: [ʁɔzɛnfɛld]; 14 August 1904 in Charleroi – 23 March 1974) was a Belgian physicist and a communist activist.

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