Kamaloddin Jenab ( fa, كمال‌الدین جناب; 1908–2006) was an

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian pioneer physicist. He is often credited for founding academic experimental science in Iranian universities.

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article: http://www.sharghnewspaper.com/850612/html/dannesh.htm He was the first Iranian to obtain a PhD in nuclear physics, and is often credited for laying the foundations of that science in Iran. Born in 1908 in Isfahan, he earned a scholarship to study abroad, taking him to France where he studied physics at

Nancy-Université Nancy-Université federated the three principal institutes of higher education of Nancy, France, Nancy, in Lorraine (region), Lorraine, France before their merger into the University of Lorraine: * Henri Poincaré University (UHP, also known as ...

, chemistry at

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, and finally culminating in a PhD from

California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech or CIT)The university itself only spells its short form as "Caltech"; the institution considers other spellings such a"Cal Tech" and "CalTech" incorrect. The institute is also occasional ...

in the U.S. Jenab studied under

Robert Millikan Robert Andrews Millikan (March 22, 1868 – December 19, 1953) was an American experimental physicist honored with the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1923 for the measurement of the elementary electric charge and for his work on the photoelectric ...

Caltech The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech or CIT)The university itself only spells its short form as "Caltech"; the institution considers other spellings such a"Cal Tech" and "CalTech" incorrect. The institute is also occasional ...

where he completed his PhD in

Nuclear Physics Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions, in addition to the study of other forms of nuclear matter. Nuclear physics should not be confused with atomic physics, which studies the ...

in 1936. He also participated in the 1936 student Olympics, and being an avid swimmer, swam across the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

at the age of 25. After returning to Iran, Dr. Jenab served as faculty at Tehran University until his retirement in 1975 after 40 years of service. He authored many of Iran's first textbooks in modern physics. In 2004, a film was made to honor his services to Iran's physics community, and he was honored as one of Iran's founding fathers in modern science. He died on August 26, 2006, at the age of 98.

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IPM article on Jenab's biography
1908 births Iranian nuclear physicists University of Paris alumni Nancy-Université alumni California Institute of Technology alumni Academic staff of the University of Tehran 2006 deaths National Front (Iran) politicians Iran Party politicians Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Mathematics and Physics {{Iran-scientist-stub