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In October 2005, Mainstone and Parnell were awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in physics, a parody of the Nobel Prize, for the pitch drop experiment. [8] Mainstone subsequently commented: I am sure that Thomas Parnell would have been flattered to know that Mark Henderson considers him worthy to become a recipient of an Ig Nobel prize.
It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. [1] As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. [ 2 ]
Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics: American Physical Society and American Institute of Physics: Scholarly achievements in the history of physics [1] United States: Andrei Sakharov Prize: American Physical Society: Leadership and/or achievements of scientists in upholding human rights United States: Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational ...
Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, 1984 [14] Fellow of the American Physical Society, elected 1985 [15] Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, elected 1987 [16] Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, elected 1991 [17] Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics, 1998; Nobel Prize in Physics, 1998
Leggett is widely recognised as a world leader in the theory of low-temperature physics, and his pioneering work on superfluidity was recognised by the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics. [6] He has shaped the theoretical understanding of normal and superfluid helium liquids and strongly coupled superfluids. [ 7 ]
The Nobel Prize in Physics (Swedish: Nobelpriset i fysik) is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists who have made outstanding contributions in Physics. [1] It is one of the five Nobel Prizes which were established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895.
David Morris Lee (born January 20, 1931) is an American physicist who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics with Robert C. Richardson and Douglas Osheroff "for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3." [1] Lee is professor emeritus of physics at Cornell University and distinguished professor of physics at Texas A&M University. [2] [3]
Smoot is one of the 20 American recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics to sign a letter addressed to President George W. Bush in May 2008, urging him to "reverse the damage done to basic science research in the Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill" by requesting additional emergency funding for the Department of Energy's Office of ...