Emil Wolf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emil Wolf

Czech born American physicist

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1922

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 02-Jun-2018

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Emil Wolf (July 30, 1922 – June 2, 2018) was a Czech-born American physicist who made advancements in physical optics, including diffraction, coherence properties of optical fields, spectroscopy of partially coherent radiation, and the theory of direct scattering and inverse scattering.
He was also the author of numerous other contributions to optics.