Chaim L. Pekeris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chaim L. Pekeris

Geophysics

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1908

Place of Birth: Alytus, Alytus County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1993

Profession: physicist, mathematician, geologist

Nationality: United States, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Chaim Leib Pekeris (June 15, 1908 – February 24, 1993) was an Israeli-American physicist and mathematician.
He made notable contributions to geophysics and the spectral theory of many-electron atoms, in particular the Helium atom.
He was also one of the designers of the first computer in Israel, WEIZAC.