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Simon van der Meer
| Full Name of the recipient | Simon van der Meer |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1984 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Carlo Rubbia (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their decisive contributions to the large project, which led to the discovery of the field particles W and Z, communicators of weak interaction |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | CERN, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Place of Birth | the Hague, Netherlands NLD |
| Date of Birth | 24 November 1925 |
| Age at the time of Award | 58 years |
| Place of Death | Geneva, Switzerland CHE |
| Date of Death | 4 March 2011 |
