Polykarp Kusch was the co-winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was recognized for precisely measuring that the “magnetic moment� of the electron was greater than its theoretical value. The magnetic moment refers to the combined value of strength and orientation of an object that exerts a magnetic field. Kusch House, a residence hall in the South Residential Village, is named in his honor.
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