Thomas Ypsilantis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Ypsilantis

American physicist

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1928

Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Date of Death: 26-Aug-2000

Profession: politician, physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Thomas John Ypsilantis (Greek: T?µ?? ??????t??; June 24, 1928 – August 16, 2000) was an American physicist of Greek descent.
Ypsilantis was known for the co-discovery of the antiproton in 1955, along with Owen Chamberlain, Emilio Segrè, and Clyde Wiegand.
Following this work, he moved to CERN to develop Cherenkov radiation detectors for use in particle physics.