Robert Hofstadter

About

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who made important discoveries concerning nucleons and electron scattering in atomic nuclei. He made a living teaching at Stanford University from 1950 to 1985.

Before Fame

He won a scholarship from the General Electric Company, and was able to attend graduate school at Princeton University.

Trivia

He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1961 and coined the term fermi (unit).

Family Life

He had three children with his wife Nancy.

Associated With

Johnny Galecki's character on The Big Bang Theory is named after him.