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simon are received by queen beatrix and prince claus in 1985 van der meer -lrb- left -rrb- and wife 4 march 2011 geneva , switzerland the hague , the netherlands 300px dutch physics cern 24 november 1925 stochastic cooling switzerland duddell in physics -lrb- 1984 -rrb- medal and prize -lrb- 1982 -rrb- nobel prize simon van der meer nl-hana 2.24.01.07 253-8884 . jpg simon van der meer
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simon van der meer

simon van der meer -lrb- 24 november 19254 march 2011 -rrb- was a dutch particle accelerator physicist who shared the nobel prize in physics in 1984 with carlo rubbia for contributions to the cern project which led to the discovery of the w and z particles , two of the most fundamental constituents of matter .
