Behram Kursunoglu

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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).