Charles Kittel

Charles Kittel
Born	(1916-07-18)July 18, 1916 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	May 15, 2019(2019-05-15) (aged 102) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Education	St John's College, Cambridge (BA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD)
Known for	RKKY interaction Introduction to Solid State Physics
Spouse	Muriel A. Lister
Children	3
Awards	Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1957) Oersted Medal (1979)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bell Laboratories University of California, Berkeley
Thesis	The fine structure of nuclear energy levels on the alpha model (1941)
Doctoral advisor	Gregory Breit
Doctoral students	Albert Overhauser Morrel H. Cohen George Feher Elihu Abrahams Raymond L. Orbach

Charles Kittel (July 18, 1916 – May 15, 2019) was an American physicist. He was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley from 1951 and was professor emeritus from 1978 until his death.^[1]