William Alfred Fowler

William Alfred Fowler (August 9, 1911 – March 14, 1995) was an American nuclear physicist. With Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, he won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics. He is known for his theoretical and experimental research into nuclear reactions within stars and the energy elements produced in the process.^[1] He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Fowler died on March 14, 1995 in Pasadena, California from kidney failure, aged 83.^[2][3]

1. ↑ Oakes, Elizabeth (2007). Encyclopedia of World Scientists, Revised Edition. New York: Facts on File, Inc. pp. 245. ISBN 9780816061587.
2. ↑ "William Alfred Fowler, Nobel Prize for Physics, 1983". geni.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
3. ↑ Dicke, William (1995-03-16). "William A. Fowler, 83, Astrophysicist, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-14.