Willis Lamb
(1913-2008)

Willis Lamb 1955 Willis E. Lamb Foto: Nobel foundation / Public Domain

American physicist (1913–2008) – Willis Lamb was born in Los Angeles (Largest city in California, United States of America) on July 12th, 1913 and died in Tucson (City in and county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States) on May 15th, 2008 at the age of 94. Today Willis Lamb would be 110 years old.

Age

how old was Willis Lamb when he died?

Willis Lamb died in 2008 at the age of 94.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 12th, 1913 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Los Angeles Largest city in California, United States of America
Death Date	May 15th, 2008 (Thursday)
Death place	Tucson City in and county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Ox 牛

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Willis Lamb

Birthday

When was Willis Lamb born?

Willis Lamb was born on July 12th, 1913.

Death

When did Willis Lamb die?

Willis Lamb died on May 15th, 2008 at the age of 94 in Tucson (City in and county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States). Today Willis Lamb would be 110 years old.