Ben Roy Mottelson | |
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Born | |
Died | May 13, 2022 | (aged 95)
Nationality | Danish–American |
Alma mater | Purdue University, B.S. 1947 Harvard University, Ph.D. 1950 |
Known for | Geometry of atomic nuclei |
Spouse(s) | Nancy Jane Reno (1948-1975; 3 children) Britta Marger Siegumfeldt (m. 1983) |
Awards | Atoms for Peace Award (1969) John Price Wetherill Medal (1974) Nobel Prize in Physics (1975) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Nuclear physics |
Institutions | Nordita |
Doctoral advisor | Julian Schwinger |
Ben Roy Mottelson (July 9, 1926 – May 13, 2022) was an American-born Danish nuclear physicist. He won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the non-spherical geometry of atomic nuclei.