Kusch, Polykarp
Kusch, Polykarp (1911-1993), a United States physicist. Kusch was awarded the 1955 Nobel Prize in physics, with Willis E. Lamb, Jr., for work in quantum electrodynamics. During World War II he helped develop electron tubes for use in radar and communications systems. Kusch was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1912. He received a Ph.D. in 1936.