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In 1936, at age 31, Carl David Anderson became the second youngest Nobel laureate for his discovery of antimatter when he observed positrons in a cloud chamber.He is responsible for developing rocket power weapons that were used in World War II.He was born in New York City in 1905 and was educated in Los Angeles. He served for many years as a physics professor at California Institute of Technology. Prior to Oppenheimer, Anderson was offered the job of heading the Los Alamos atomic bomb program but could not assume the role because of family obligations.He was a pioneer in studying cosmic rays at high altitudes, first atop Pike's Peak, then after the war in a specially equipped B-29.Contents: Early Years as a Curious ChildUndergraduate Student Days at CaltechGraduate Student Days at CaltechThe Discovery of the Positron with the Magnet Cloud ChamberAntimatterResearch on Pikes PeakResearch in the TropicsReturn to Caltech and the Discovery of New Fundamental ParticlesThe Nobel PrizeA Close Encounter with the Atomic BombWorld War II Caltech Rocket Launching DevelopmentReturn to Scientific ResearchNon-Scientific, Post-War ActivitiesAn Invitation to the White House by President KennedyPrincess Margaret Visits CaltechPopularization of the Beauty and Limits of ScienceReadership: General.

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