György Marx (25 May 1927 – 2 December 2002) was a Hungarian physicist, astrophysicist, science historian and professor. He discovered the

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s and established the law of lepton flavor conservation.

Life

He was the first non-

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laureate of the Bragg Medal of the

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, in 2001. He received it for his "outstanding contributions to physics education". Marx authored a book about several of the 20th century's exceptional Hungarian scientists, ''The Voice of the Martians''.

Death

Marx died on December 2, 2002, in Budapest after a serious illness. On December 18 he was buried at the Farkasréti Cemetery with

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ceremony in the presence of his family, friends, disciples, colleagues and fellow scientists. Szilveszter E. Vizi, neuroscientist and president of the

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said the prayer for him.

References

1927 births 2002 deaths Scientists from Budapest Eötvös Loránd University alumni Hungarian nuclear physicists Theoretical physicists Members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hungarian Calvinist and Reformed Christians Burials at Farkasréti Cemetery {{scientist-stub