George Benedek

George Benedek
Born(1928-12-01)December 1, 1928
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 2026(2026-07-05) (aged 97)
Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationHarvard University
OccupationsPhysicist
Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forInventor of quasi-elastic light scattering spectroscopy

George Bernard Benedek (December 1, 1928 – July 5, 2026) was an American physicist and the Alfred H. Caspary Professor Emeritus of Physics and Biological Physics and of Health Sciences and Technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1][2][3][4]

Benedek graduated BS in physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1949, AM in physics at Harvard University in 1952 and PhD in physics from Harvard University in 1953; he was a doctoral student of Edward Mills Purcell.[3]

Benedek died in Winchester, Massachusetts, on July 5, 2026, at the age of 97.[5] He was the father of Emily Benedek.

Awards and honors

Benedek invented quasi-elastic light scattering spectroscopy and in 1962 was made a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

  • American Physical Society Fellow (1962)
  • National Academy of Sciences Member (1981)
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member (1988)
  • Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics (APS) (1995) "For his outstanding invention of dynamic light scattering spectroscopy and its fundamental applications to critical phenomena, macromolecular transport, and ocular diseases."
  • The Vinci of Excellence "Science for Art" Prize (1995)
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology's (ARVO) Proctor Medal (1997) for "outstanding research in basic or clinical sciences as applied to ophthalmology"[6]

References

  1. ↑ "George Bernard Benedek, PhD". Harvart MIT Health Sciences and Technology. January 23, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "George B. Benedek". mit.edu. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "George Benedek". mit.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "George Benedek". mit.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "George B. Benedek". Brezniak Funeral Directors. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  6. ↑ "George Benedek". mit.edu. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
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