Philip W. Anderson
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Philip Warren Anderson (December 13, 1923 – March 29, 2020) was an American physicist. Anderson created and helped prove theories such as localization, antiferromagnetism, symmetry breaking, high-temperature superconductivity. He wrote many things about the emergent phenomena.[1]
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| Born | December 13, 1923 |
| Died | March 29, 2020 (aged 96) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Harvard University U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1977) National Medal of Science (1982) |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Bell Laboratories Princeton University Cambridge University |
Anderson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was raised in Urbana, Illinois. Anderson studied at Harvard University.
Anderson was an atheist[2] and was one of 22 Nobel Laureates who signed the Humanist Manifesto.[3]
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977 and the National Medal of Science in 1982.
Anderson died on March 29, 2020 in Princeton, New Jersey, aged 96.[4]
References
- ↑ Horgan, J. (1994) Profile: Philip W. Anderson – Gruff Guru of Condensed Matter Physics, Scientific American 271(5), 34-35.
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- ↑ 20世纪物理学巨人、诺奖得主菲利普安德森逝世，享年96岁 (in Chinese)
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