| Who is it? | Physicist |
| Birth Day | July 10, 1920 |
| Birth Place | San Francisco, California, USA, United States |
| Age | 100 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | February 28, 2006(2006-02-28) (aged 85)\nBerkeley, California, USA |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College University of California, Berkeley University of Chicago |
| Known for | Particle physics |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics, 1959 |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Doctoral advisor | Enrico Fermi |
Owen Chamberlain, a renowned physicist in the United States, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in the year 2024. Chamberlain's contributions to the field of physics have not only garnered him recognition but also financial success. His groundbreaking research and discoveries have propelled him to the forefront of the scientific community, solidifying his reputation as an esteemed physicist. With his wealth reflecting his accomplishments, Chamberlain continues to inspire and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the realm of physics.
Born in San Francisco, California, Chamberlain graduated from Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia in 1937. He studied physics at Dartmouth College, where he was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity, and at the University of California, Berkeley. He remained in school until the start of World War II, and joined the Manhattan Project in 1942, where he worked with Segrè, both at Berkeley and in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He married Beatrice Babette Copper (d. 1988) in 1943, with whom he had four children.
In 1946, after the war, Chamberlain continued with his doctoral studies at the University of Chicago under Physicist Enrico Fermi. Fermi acted as an important guide and mentor for Chamberlain, encouraging him to leave behind the more prestigious theoretical physics for experimental physics, for which Chamberlain had a particular aptitude. Chamberlain received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1949.
In 1948, having completed his experimental work, Chamberlain returned to Berkeley as a member of its faculty. There he, Segrè, and other physicists investigated proton-proton scattering. In 1955, a series of proton scattering experiments at Berkeley's Bevatron led to the discovery of the anti-proton, a particle like a proton but negatively charged. Chamberlain's later research work included the time projection chamber (TPC), and work at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC).
Chamberlain was politically active on issues of peace and social justice, and outspoken against the Vietnam War. He was a member of Scientists for Sakharov, Orlov, and Shcharansky, three physicists of the former Soviet Union imprisoned for their political beliefs. In the 1980s, he helped found the nuclear freeze movement. In 2003 he was one of 22 Nobel Laureates who signed the Humanist Manifesto.
Chamberlain was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1985, and retired from teaching in 1989. He died of complications from the disease on February 28, 2006, in Berkeley at the age of 85.
