Ben Roy Mottelson
Nobel Prize laureate in Physics 1975
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Ben Roy Mottelson, born on July 9, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, was an American physicist known for his contributions to the understanding of atomic nucleus structure. In 1975, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the connection between collective motion and particle motion in atomic nuclei. Mottelson played a key role in developing the theory that explains this connection. He passed away on May 13, 2022.
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- Who is Ben Roy Mottelson?
- Ben Roy Mottelson, born on July 9, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, was an American physicist known for his contributions to the understanding of atomic nucleus structure. In 1975, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the connection between collective motion and particle motion in atomic nuclei. Mottelson played a key role in developing the theory that explains this connection. He passed away on May 13, 2022.
- In what year did Ben Roy Mottelson win the Nobel Prize?
- 1975 — Physics