
Kenneth G. Wilson
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 11 years ago |
Date of birth | June 8,1936 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Waltham |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 15,2013 |
Died | Saco |
Maine | |
United States | |
Parents | Edgar Bright Wilson |
Books | Redesigning Education |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics |
Boltzmann Medal | |
Eringen Medal | |
Dirac Medal | |
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics | |
Known for | Renormalization group; Phase transitions; Wilson loops |
Education | California Institute of Technology |
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ID | 695797 |
Kenneth G. Wilson Life story
Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in leveraging computers for studying particle physics. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on phase transitions—illuminating the subtle essence of phenomena like melting ice and emerging magnetism.