Behram Kursunoglu
Behram Kurşunoğlu (
Turkey,
1922 -
Miami (
USA),
2003) was a
Turkish physicist and one of the founders of the
University of Miami's Center for Theoretical Studies. He was best known for his works on unified field theory, energy and global issues. Moreover, he participated in the discovery of two different types of
neutrinos in late 50s. During his University of Miami career, he hosted several
Nobel Prize laureates, including
Paul Dirac,
Lars Onsager and
Robert Hofstadter. He wrote several books on diverse aspects of physics, the most notable of which is
Modern Quantum Theory (
1962).