Carl David Anderson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl David Anderson

American scientist

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1905

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jan-1991

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Carl David Anderson (September 3, 1905 – January 11, 1991) was an American physicist.
He is best known for his discovery of the positron in 1932, an achievement for which he received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics, and of the muon in 1936.