Physics Awarded
Physics Awarded
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Eli YablonovitchEli Yablonovitch (born 15 December 1946) is an American physicist and engineer who, along with Sajeev John founded the field of photonic crystals in 1987.He and his team were the first to cr.. | Isaac Newton Medal | 2015 |
Los Angeles California United States |
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Deborah S. JinDeborah S. Jin (born November 15, 1968) is a physicist and fellow with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Professor Adjunct, Department of Physics at the University o.. | Isaac Newton Medal | 2014 |
Boulder Colorado United States |
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John PendrySir John Brian Pendry (born 4 July 1943) is an English theoretical physicist known for his research into refractive indices and creation of the first practical "Invisibility Cloak". He is a .. | Isaac Newton Medal | 2013 |
London England United Kingdom |
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Martin ReesMartin John Rees (born 23 June 1942) is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist. He has been Astronomer Royal since 1995 and was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 2004 to 2012 and P.. | Isaac Newton Medal | 2012 |
Cambridge England United Kingdom |
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Leo KadanoffLeo Philip Kadanoff (born January 14, 1937) is an American physicist. He is a professor of physics (emeritus as of 2004) at the University of Chicago and a former President of the American P.. | Isaac Newton Medal | 2011 |
Chicago Illinois United States |
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Edward WittenEdward Witten (born August 26, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist and professor of mathematical physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.Witten is a resea.. | Isaac Newton Medal | 2010 |
Princeton New Jersey United States |
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Stephen HawkingStephen William Hawking (born 8 January 1942) is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University .. | Bodley Medal | 2015 |
Cambridge England United Kingdom |
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Viatcheslav MukhanovViatcheslav Mukhanov (born October 2, 1956) is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He is best known for the theory of Quantum Origin of the Universe Structure. Working in 1980-1981 with.. | Max Planck Medal | 2015 |
Munich Bavaria Germany |
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David RuelleDavid Pierre Ruelle (born 20 August 1935) is a Belgian-French mathematical physicist. He has worked on statistical physics and dynamical systems. With Floris Takens he coined the term strang.. | Max Planck Medal | 2014 |
Gent Belgium |
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Werner NahmWerner Nahm (born 21 March 1949) is a German theoretical physicist, with the status of professor. He has made contributions to mathematical physics and fundamental theoretical physics.In 201.. | Max Planck Medal | 2013 |
Bonn North Rhine-Westphalia Germany |