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   Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson (June 8, 1936 – June 15, 2013) was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in leveraging computers for studying particle physics. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on phase transitions —illuminating the subtle essence of phenomena like melting ice and emerging magnetism.

   • Nationality: American
   • Fields: Theoretical physics

   • Doctoral advisor: Murray Gell-Mann

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3. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › physicsKenneth G. Wilson – Biographical - NobelPrize.org

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   Wilson became the Director of the Center for Theory and Simulation in Science and Engineering (Cornell Theory Center) – one of five national supercomputer centers created by the National Science Foundation in 1985.

4. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › physicsKenneth G. Wilson – Facts - NobelPrize.org

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   Jun 15, 2013 · Kenneth G. Wilson The Nobel Prize in Physics 1982 . Born: 8 June 1936, Waltham, MA, USA . Died: 15 June 2013, Saco, ME, USA . Affiliation at the time of the award: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA . Prize motivation: “for his theory for critical phenomena in connection with phase transitions” Prize share: 1/1

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   • Like his father, Kenneth Wilson was appointed to the Society of Fellows at Harvard, a group of young scholars picked for their exceptional promise and then given no responsibilities whatsoever. Ken got his PhD in particle physics under Murray Gell-Mann at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

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   • Dr Ken Wilson was appointed to the Medical Board in Brisbane in 1937 at the age of 39 years. After the Brisbane Women’s Hospital2was completed and opened in 1938, he became a senior visiting obstetrician. He was also appointed as a clinical lecturer in operative obstetrics, a part-time University position.

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   • Kenneth Wilson solved the problem in 1971 through a type of renormalization, which can be described as solving the problem piece by piece. MLA style: Kenneth G. Wilson – Facts. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024.

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   What was Wilson's work in physics?

   • Wilson's work in physics involved formulation of a comprehensive theory of scaling: how fundamental properties and forces of a system vary depending on the scale over which they are measured.

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6. link.springer.com › content › pdfKenneth G. Wilson – Biographical - Springer

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   Kenneth G Wilson. I was born 1936 in Waltham, Massachusetts, the son of E. Bright Wilson Jr. and Emily Buckingham Wilson. My father was on the faculty in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University; my mother had one year of graduate work in physics before her marriage.

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   Jul 31, 2013 · Nobel-prizewinning physicist who revolutionized theoretical science. Before Kenneth Wilson's work, calculations in particle physics were plagued by infinities. Results came from a workaround ...

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9. www.britannica.com › biography › Kenneth-Geddes-WilsonKenneth Geddes Wilson | Biography, Nobel Prize, Transition

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   Apr 16, 2024 · Kenneth Geddes Wilson (born June 8, 1936, Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.—died June 15, 2013, Saco, Maine) was an American physicist who was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize for Physics for his development of a general procedure for constructing improved theories concerning the transformations of matter called continuous, or second-order, phase transit...

10. physics.osu.edu › people › wilsonKenneth G. Wilson | Department of Physics - Ohio State University

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    Nobel Laureate Kenneth G. Wilson, who joined Ohio State University’s Department of Physics as the Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professor in 1988, died June 15, 2013 at his home in Maine. He was 77 years old.