Kenneth Greisen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenneth Greisen

American physicist, astrophysicist and astronomer

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1918

Place of Birth: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 17-Mar-2007

Profession: astronomer, physicist, astrophysicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Kenneth Ingvard Greisen (24 January 1918 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey – 17 March 2007 in Ithaca, New York) was an American physicist who worked on nuclear physics and the astrophysics of cosmic rays and gamma radiation.
"He will be most remembered for his realization that the cosmic microwave background limits the high-energy end of the spectrum of cosmic ray protons."