Kenneth G. Wilson American physicist
Kenneth G. Wilson is a 77 years old American physicist from Waltham, Massachusetts. Kenneth G. Wilson was born on June 08, 1936 (died on June 15, 2013, he was 77 years old) in Waltham, Massachusetts as Kenneth Geddes Wilson.
About
Birth name of Kenneth G. Wilson is Kenneth Geddes Wilson
No, he died on 06/15/2013, 10 years ago. He was 77 years old when he died. Cause of death: lymphoma. He died in Saco
Awards (12)
Awarded Silver Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics in 1988 , awarded Franklin Medal in 1981 , awarded Eringen Medal in 1983 , awarded Boltzmann Medal in 1974 , awarded Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics in 1972 ,
Education
He graduated from Harvard University and California Institute Of Technology
What was Kenneth's zodiac sign?Kenneth G. Wilson zodiac sign was gemini.
Other facts about Kenneth G. Wilson
| AlmaMater | California Institute of Technology, Harvard University |
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| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics, Wolf Prize |
| Birth name | Kenneth Geddes Wilson |
| Place of death | Saco |
| KnownFor | Renormalization group, Phase transition, Wilson loop |
| Nationality | United States |
| Member of | American Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| Student | Michael Peskin |
| Doctoral student | Paul Ginsparg |
| Date of death | 2013-06-15T00:00:00Z |
| Doctoral advisor | Murray Gell-Mann |
| Place of birth | Waltham |
| Erdős number | 6 |
| Field of work | Critical Phenomena |
| Exact match | Http://data.nobelprize.org/resource/laureate/121 |
| Given name | Kenneth |
| Employer | Cornell University |
| Family name | Wilson. Show people with the surname Wilson |
| Name in native language | Kenneth Geddes Wilson |
| Student of | Murray Gell-Mann |
| Religion | Religious Society Of Friends |
| Cause of death | Lymphoma |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Notable work | Critical Phenomena |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
