George Volkoff
George Michael Volkoff, OC MBE FRSC (February 23, 1914 – April 24, 2000) was a Russian-Canadian physicist and academic who helped, with J. Robert Oppenheimer, predict the existence of neutron stars before they were discovered.
George Volkoff | |
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| Born | George Michael Volkoff February 23, 1914 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | April 24, 2000 (aged 86) Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Awards | Order of Canada Order of the British Empire |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
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