Tejinder Virdee
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 73 |
| Date of birth | October 13,1952 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Nyeri |
| Kenya | |
| Field | Physics |
| Particle physics | |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Dornan |
| Alma maters | Queen Mary University of London |
| Imperial College London | |
| Institution | Imperial College London |
| Nationality | British |
| Awards | Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics |
| Academic advisor | Peter Dornan |
| Education | Imperial College London |
| Queen Mary University of London | |
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| ID | 873500 |
Tejinder Virdee Life story
Sir Tejinder Singh Virdee, FRS, is a Kenyan-born British experimental particle physicist and Professor of Physics at Imperial College London. He is best known for originating the concept of the Compact Muon Solenoid with a few other colleagues and has been referred to as one of the 'founding fathers' of the project.