Background
TELEGDI, Valentine was born on January 11, 1922 in Budapest. Son of late George Telegdi and of Ella Telegdi (née Csillag).
TELEGDI, Valentine was born on January 11, 1922 in Budapest. Son of late George Telegdi and of Ella Telegdi (née Csillag).
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Lausanne, Switzerland, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, 1950; Doctors (honorary), University Louvain, Belgium, 1989; Doctors (honorary), University Budapest, Hungary Doctors (honorary), University Chicago, 1991.
Instructor, University of Chicago 53, Assistant Professor 1953-1956, Association Professor 1956-1958, 1958-1971, Enrico Fermi Distinguished Service Professor 1971-1978. Professor, of Physics, Swiss Federation Institute of Technology, Zurich since 1976. National Science Foundation Senior Postdoctoral Fellow European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva 1959, guest Professor 1970-1974.
Chairman 1980-1983.
Lecturer, Harvard University 1966. Wolf Foundation; professional.
Member National Academy Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Accad. Dei Lincei, Accad. di lorino, Accad. Patavina, Accad. Europea, Hungarian Academy Science, Royal Swedish Academy Science.
Married Lidia Leonardi in 1950.