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Ben Roy Mottelson

Ben Roy Mottelson
Mottelson in 1963 in Copenhagen
Born(1926-07-09)July 9, 1926
DiedMay 13, 2022(2022-05-13) (aged 95)
NationalityDanishAmerican
Alma materPurdue University, B.S. 1947
Harvard University, Ph.D. 1950
Known forGeometry of atomic nuclei
Spouse(s)Nancy Jane Reno (1948-1975; 3 children)
Britta Marger Siegumfeldt (m. 1983)
AwardsAtoms for Peace Award (1969)
John Price Wetherill Medal (1974)
Nobel Prize in Physics (1975)
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear physics
InstitutionsNordita
Doctoral advisorJulian 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.


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