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Dr. Bogdan Maglich

1928 - 2017

Bogdan Maglich Obituary

August 5, 1928 - November 25, 2017 Experimental nuclear physicist, Dr. Maglich, died peacefully at home in California. He was 89 years, swam or played tennis daily. He discovered the omega meson, helped find seven more mesons at CERN. Maglich invented the missing mass spectrometer, taught or worked at UC Berkeley; CERN; U Penn; Princeton; Rutgers, headed his own companies; awarded White House citation by Pres. Kennedy; honorary citizen of Switzerland. At 13 yrs. taken to and survived a concentration camp run by the Ustashi. Married and divorced four times, children with three of the wives. Survived by son, Marko (Brenda), four daughters: Ivanka; Roberta aka Rebecca;Angelica; Aleksandra and six grandchildren.

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Published by Los Angeles Times from Dec. 22 to Dec. 23, 2017.

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jill amadio

December 16, 2023

I wrote a partial biography with Bogdan and would like to give it to hi children. My email is [email protected].

jill amadio

July 27, 2023

I was honored to help Bogdan write his memoir, sadly unfinished, in California. I'd like to pass it along to his family if they will contact me.

Ed Cornet

January 22, 2020

Dr Maglich was my Honors Physics Professor senior year at Rutgers. I worked as part of his team on an experiment on the Princeton-Pennsylania ion accelerator after graduation. Dr. Maglich's enthusiasm for understanding the sub-atomic world inspired me to go to graduate school and receive a PhD in Physics.

Sam Woodward

June 1, 2019

Inventor of the Migma Machine

Judea Brittain

August 18, 2018

I was lucky enough to work with Bogie in the nineties - assisting with his various endeavors and hearing about his life. We hosted receptions for the Saudi princes who supported his work. I learned a lot about life,science and fusion during those years! He was able to compartmentalize things in a way that only a genius can. I had reached out to him through the years and always kept him on my radar...I am sad that we have lost this wonderful and unique man. He loved his family, his work and science always,
Whizzy :)

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