Behram Kurşunoğlu
| Behram Kurşunoğlu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 14, 1922 Çaykara, Trabzon, Turkey |
| Died | October 25, 2003 (aged 81) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Residence |
Turkey United States |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions |
Middle East Technical University University of Miami |
| Alma mater |
Ankara University University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Unified field theory |
Behram Kurşunoğlu (14 March 1922 – 25 October 2003) was a Turkish physicist and the founder and the director of the Center for Theoretical Studies, University of Miami. He was best known for his works on unified field theory, energy and global issues. Moreover, he participated in the discovery of two different types of neutrinos in late 1950s. During his University of Miami career, he hosted several Nobel Prize laureates, including Paul Dirac, Lars Onsager and Robert Hofstadter. He wrote several books on diverse aspects of physics, the most notable of which is Modern Quantum Theory (1962).
Behram Kurşunoğlu was born in Çaykara district of Trabzon. While he was a third year student in the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy of İstanbul Yüksek Öğretmen Okulu, he was sent to University of Edinburgh through a scholarship of the Turkish Ministry of Education, in 1945.
After graduating from the University of Edinburgh, he completed his doctorate degree in physics at the University of Cambridge. During the period of 1956–1958, he served as the dean of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Technology at Middle East Technical University and a counselor to the office of Turkish General Staff. He held teaching positions at several universities in the United States, and starting from 1958, professorship at the University of Miami.
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