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Leo James Rainwater (December 9, 1917 – May 31, 1986) was an American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei.
Apr 3, 2024 · James Rainwater (born Dec. 9, 1917, Council, Idaho, U.S.—died May 31, 1986, Yonkers, N.Y.) was an American physicist who won a share of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei.
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James Rainwater. Facts. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Leo James Rainwater The Nobel Prize in Physics 1975. Born: 9 December 1917, Council, ID, USA. Died: 31 March 1986, Yonkers, NY, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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With Benjamin Mottelson and James Rainwater, Bohr shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in physics for devising a “collective model” of the atomic nucleus that assumes the collective vibration of all nucleons and their individual motion.
Leo James Rainwater (December 9, 1917 – May 31, 1986) was an American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei.
Jun 3, 1986 · Dr. James Rainwater, a professor emeritus of physics at Columbia University who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1975 for his work in analyzing the structure of atomic nuclei,...
Jun 5, 1986 · James Rainwater, who shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1975 for determining that the atomic nucleus is not always round but can also be egg shaped, has died at a suburban New...
