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Leon M. Lederman
| Full Name of the recipient | Leon M. Lederman |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1988 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | Melvin Schwartz (33.3%) Jack Steinberger (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for the neutrino beam method and the demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL, USA |
| Place of Birth | New York, NY, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 15 July 1922 |
| Age at the time of Award | 65 years |
