Carl Anderson

Definitions of Carl Anderson
  1. noun
    United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)
    synonyms: Anderson, Carl David Anderson
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    nuclear physicist
    a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics
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