Victor Francis Hess was a distinguished physicist renowned for his pivotal contributions to the study of cosmic radiation. Born on June 24, 1883, in Cluj, Austria-Hungary (now Romania), Hess conducted extensive research on cosmic rays. His discovery of cosmic rays in 1911, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936, marked a significant milestone in the field of physics. Hess passed away on December 17, 1964.
