Black and white photo of a disappointingly handsome Rudolph Mössbauer. He wears a dark jacket and light scarf, and is facing the photographer but looking side-eye to his right.

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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 16:13:46 UTC Robert McNees

   Physicist Rudolph Mössbauer was born #OTD in 1929. He is best known for his eponymous scattering phenomenon in which gamma rays are absorbed without recoil by nuclei in a crystal lattice. This allows frequency measurements precise enough for tests of general relativity.

   Let's just get this out of the way: Yes, he was a handsome. Was he setting unrealistic standards for future physicists? Also yes. Please don’t let this prejudice your opinion of his scientific contributions.