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Conyers Herring

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Conyers Herring (November 15, 1914 - July 23, 2009) was an American physicist and professor of applied physics at Stanford University. He won the 1985 Wolf Prize in Physics for his significant contributions to the basic theory of solids, especially the behavior of electrons in metals. He first predicted the existence of Weyl fermions in solid-state systems with band structures. His doctoral supervisor was Eugene Wigner.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
United States
Born
1914-11-15
Died
2009-07-23
Wikidata
Q1129529
Occupations physicistuniversity teacher
Aliases Conyers HerringW. Conyers HerringWilliam Conyers HerringConyers HerringConyers Hillen

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