Thomas Ypsilantis

Thomas (Tom) John Ypsilantis (Greek: Θωμάς Ιωάννη Υψηλάντης; June 24, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah – August 16, 2000 in Geneva, Switzerland) was an American physicist of Greek descent.

Career

Ypsilantis was best known for the co-discovery of the antiproton in 1955, along with Owen Chamberlain, Emilio Segrè, and Clyde Wiegand. His field of research was the construction of detectors for use in particle physics. He had a long association with CERN.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 14853300 LCCN: n91105787 ISNI: 0000 0000 3266 3088 SUDOC: 032886063 BNF: cb12382889w (data)

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